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Species Pseudonocardia spinosa
Name: Pseudonocardia spinosa Schäfer 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: spi.no’sa. L. fem. adj. spinosa, full of thorns, thorny
Pronunciation, gender: spi-NO-sa, feminine
Type strain: ATCC 25924; DSM 45367; IFO 16002; JCM 3136; NBRC 16002
See detailed strain information at
16S rRNA gene:
AB547126
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Henssen A, Schäfer D. Emended description of the genus Pseudonocardia Henssen and description of a new species Pseudonocardia spinosa Schäfer. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1971; 21:29-34. 
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Schäfer) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Henssen and Schäfer).
- 😷 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 0 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:
Henssen A, Schäfer D. Emended description of the genus Pseudonocardia Henssen and description of a new species Pseudonocardia spinosa Schäfer. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1971; 21:29-34.
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Record number: 784739
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