Name: Pseudoamycolata halophobica Akimov et al. 1989

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.lo.pho’bi.ca. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt, the sea; Gr. masc. n. phobos, fear, dread; L. fem. adj. suff. -ica, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. fem. adj. halophobica, salt-fearing, referring to the inability to grow in the presence of 3% NaCl

Pronunciation, gender: … ha-lo-P^HO-bi-ka, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 51535; DSM 43089; IFO 15048; IMRU 1300; JCM 9421; M.P. Lechevalier SS1/1; NBRC 15048; NRRL B-16514; VKM Ac-1069

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16S rRNA gene: AJ252827 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Akimov VN, Evtushenko LI, Dobritsa SV. Pseudoamycolata halophobica gen. nov., sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:457-461. 🇷🇺

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Pseudonocardia halophobica (Akimov et al. 1989) McVeigh et al. 1994

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pseudonocardia halophobica (Akimov et al. 1989) McVeigh et al. 1994	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Pseudoamycolata Akimov et al. 1989. Publication: Akimov VN, Evtushenko LI, Dobritsa SV. Pseudoamycolata halophobica gen. nov., sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:457-461. 🇷🇺
  • ❗ Pseudoamycolata halophobica is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Pseudoamycolata.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Pseudoamycolata Akimov et al. 1989

Assigned by: Akimov VN, Evtushenko LI, Dobritsa SV. Pseudoamycolata halophobica gen. nov., sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:457-461. 🇷🇺

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Record number: 779936