Name: Saccharomonospora colocasiae Wattanasuepsin et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: co.lo.ca’si.ae. L. gen. fem. n. colocasiae, of Colocasia, the scientific name of a genus of elephant ear plants, referring to the isolation of the type strain from the rhizosphere of Colocasia esculenta

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ko-lo-KA-si-a͡e, feminine

Type strain: NBRC 112945; S265; TBRC 7235

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: MF185148 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wattanasuepsin W, Intra B, Take A, Inahashi Y, Euanorasetr J, Omura S, Matsumoto A, Panbangred W. Saccharomonospora colocasiae sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from the rhizosphere of Colocasia esculenta. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4572-4577. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:471-473.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Saccharomonospora Nonomura and Ohara 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Wattanasuepsin W, Intra B, Take A, Inahashi Y, Euanorasetr J, Omura S, Matsumoto A, Panbangred W. Saccharomonospora colocasiae sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from the rhizosphere of Colocasia esculenta. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4572-4577. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 796164