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Species Saccharopolyspora hirsuta

Name: Saccharopolyspora hirsuta Lacey and Goodfellow 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: hir.su’ta. L. fem. adj. hirsuta, hairy, rough, shaggy, bristly, referring to the hairy spore chains produced by the organism

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sak-kha-ro-po-LY-spo-ra hir-SU-ta, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 27875; DSM 43402; DSM 43463; IFO 13919; JCM 3170; NBRC 13919; NRRL B-16205; NRRL B-5792; VKM Ac-666

16S rRNA gene: MN515057 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Lacey J, Goodfellow M, Lacy J, Goodfellow M. A novel actinomycete from sugar-cane bagasse: Saccharopolyspora hirsuta gen. et. sp. nov. J Gen Microbiol 1975; 88:75-85.

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

  • Notes:
    • 😷 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 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 35 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.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 4

Parent taxon: Saccharopolyspora Lacey and Goodfellow 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Lacey J, Goodfellow M, Lacy J, Goodfellow M. A novel actinomycete from sugar-cane bagasse: Saccharopolyspora hirsuta gen. et. sp. nov. J Gen Microbiol 1975; 88:75-85.

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Record number: 780686