Name: Saccharomonospora paurometabolica Li et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pau.ro.me.ta.bo’li.ca. Gr. masc. adj. paûros, little; Gr. masc. adj. metabolikos, changeable; N.L. fem. adj. paurometabolica, little changeable, referring to the poor utilization of carbon sources

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … pa͡u-ro-me-ta-BO-li-ka, feminine

Type strain: BCRC 16315; CCRC 16315; CCTCC AA 1018; DSM 44619; JCM 13241; YIM 90007

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF540959 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Li WJ, Tang SK, Stackebrandt E, Kroppenstedt RM, Schumann P, Xu LH, Jiang CL. Saccharomonospora paurometabolica sp. nov., a moderately halophilic actinomycete isolated from soil in China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1591-1594. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:3-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Saccharomonospora iraqiensis subsp. paurometabolica (Li et al. 2003) Nouioui et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Saccharomonospora iraqiensis subsp. paurometabolica (Li et al. 2003) Nouioui et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • ❗ Saccharomonospora paurometabolica is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Saccharomonospora.
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
  • 🧍 In the paper by Li et al., the strain CCTCC AA 001018 is cited as AA001018. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷
  • 🧍 See also: Publication: Hamedi J, Mohammadipanah F, Ventosa A. Systematic and biotechnological aspects of halophilic and halotolerant actinomycetes. Extremophiles 2013; 17:1-13. 🇮🇷
  • 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Nouioui et al. (2018). Publication: 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. 🇩🇪

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

Assigned by: Li WJ, Tang SK, Stackebrandt E, Kroppenstedt RM, Schumann P, Xu LH, Jiang CL. Saccharomonospora paurometabolica sp. nov., a moderately halophilic actinomycete isolated from soil in China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1591-1594. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 780636