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Species Pseudonocardia halophobica
Name: Pseudonocardia halophobica (Akimov et al. 1989) McVeigh et al. 1994
Basonym: Pseudoamycolata halophobica Akimov et al. 1989
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 (Latin), gender: … ha-lo-PHO-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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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ252827
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FASTA
Valid publication:
McVeigh HP, Munro J, Embley TM. The phylogenetic position of Pseudoamycolata halophobica (Akimov et al. 1989) and a proposal to reclassify it as Pseudonocardia halophobica. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:300-302. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 44, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:596.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Pseudoamycolata halophobica Akimov et al. 1989 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- 😷 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 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
Parent taxon: Pseudonocardia Henssen 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
McVeigh HP, Munro J, Embley TM. The phylogenetic position of Pseudoamycolata halophobica (Akimov et al. 1989) and a proposal to reclassify it as Pseudonocardia halophobica. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:300-302. 🇬🇧
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Record number: 780177
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