Species ***Pseudonocardia* *thermophila***

Name: Pseudonocardia thermophila Henssen 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ther.mo’phi.la. Gr. fem. adj. thermê, heat; N.L. fem. adj. suff. -phila, friend, loving; from Gr. fem. adj. philê, loving; N.L. fem. adj. thermophila, heat loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pse͡u-do-no-KAR-di-a t^her-MO-p^hi-la, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 19285; DSM 43832; IFO 15559; JCM 3095; NBRC 15559; VKM Ac-896

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ252830 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Henssen A. [Morphology and system of thermophilic actinomycetes]. Arch Mikrobiol 1957; 26:373-414.

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)

Risk group: 1

Emendations:
- Nouioui et al. 2018 Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.

Notes:
- 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Pseudonocardia Henssen 1957 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Henssen A. [Morphology and system of thermophilic actinomycetes]. Arch Mikrobiol 1957; 26:373-414.
- 😷 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 2026-08-13. 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 30 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙆 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. [Morphology and system of thermophilic actinomycetes]. Arch Mikrobiol 1957; 26:373-414.

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Species Pseudonocardia thermophila

Species ***Pseudonocardia* *thermophila***