Species Saccharopolyspora kobensis

Name: Saccharopolyspora kobensis (Lacey 1989 ex Iwasake and Mori 1979) Nouioui et al. 2018

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Saccharopolyspora hirsuta subsp. kobensis (ex Iwasake and Mori 1979) Lacey 1989

Etymology: ko.ben’sis. N.L. fem. adj. kobensis, pertaining to Kobe, a city in Japan where the organism was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sak-k^ha-ro-po-LY-spo-ra ko-BEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 20501; DSM 44795; FERM P-3912; IFO 15151; KC 6606; NBRC 15151

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU267029 Analyse FASTA

Effective 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. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 184. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3379-3393.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Saccharopolyspora hirsuta subsp. kobensis (ex Iwasake and Mori 1979) Lacey 1989	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Saccharopolyspora jiangxiensis Zhang et al. 2009	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Nouioui et al. (2018), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Saccharopolyspora jiangxiensis Zhang et al. 2009. 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. 🇩🇪
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: 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.
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.15910 (N = 23).
  • 😷 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 2 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.
  • 🧍 Has been incorrectly called Saccharomonospora kobensis in validation list no. 184. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 184. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3379-3393.

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

Assigned by: 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. 🇩🇪

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