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Species Saccharopolyspora hirsuta
Name: Saccharopolyspora hirsuta Lacey and Goodfellow 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: hir.su’ta. L. fem. adj. hirsuta, hairy, rough, shaggy, bristly, referring to the hairy spore chains produced by the organism
Pronunciation, gender: 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
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MN515057
Analyse
FASTA
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)
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Saccharopolyspora Lacey and Goodfellow 1975 (Approved Lists 1980).
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.
- 😷 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". — 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 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.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Saccharopolyspora Lacey and Goodfellow 1975 (Approved Lists 1980).
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.
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: 3
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Saccharopolyspora hirsuta subsp. hirsuta (Lacey and Goodfellow 1975) Labeda 1987 validly published under the ICNP synonym of its species Saccharopolyspora hirsuta subsp. kobensis (ex Iwasake and Mori 1979) Lacey 1989 validly published under the ICNP synonym Saccharopolyspora hirsuta subsp. taberi Labeda 1987 validly published under the ICNP synonym
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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
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