Name: Pseudonocardia charpentierae Nouioui et al. 2025
Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.
Etymology: char.pen.tie’rae. N.L. gen. fem. n. charpentierae, of Charpentier, in honour of Emmanuelle Charpentier for her great contributions to microbiology, genetics and biochemistry. She had a Nobel Prize (2020) in Chemistry for her pioneering work in the field of CRISPR genome editing
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pse͡u-do-no-KAR-di-a khar-pen-TIE-ra͡e, feminine
Type strain: CPCC 203558; DSM 45834; KCTC 59187
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Effective publication:
Nouioui I, Boldt J, Zimmermann A, Makitrynskyy R, Potter G, Jando M, Doppner M, Kirstein S, Neumann-Schaal M, Gomez-Escribano JP, et al. Biotechnological and pharmaceutical potential of twenty-eight novel type strains of Actinomycetes from different environments worldwide. Curr Res Microb Sci 2024; 7:100290. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 224. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6801.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Parent taxon: Pseudonocardia Henssen 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Nouioui I, Boldt J, Zimmermann A, Makitrynskyy R, Potter G, Jando M, Doppner M, Kirstein S, Neumann-Schaal M, Gomez-Escribano JP, et al. Biotechnological and pharmaceutical potential of twenty-eight novel type strains of Actinomycetes from different environments worldwide. Curr Res Microb Sci 2024; 7:100290. 🇩🇪
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