Species Saccharopolyspora thermophila

Name: Saccharopolyspora thermophila Lu et al. 2001

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ther.mo’phi.la. Gr. fem. adj. thermê, heat; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. fem. adj. thermophila, heat-loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sak-k^ha-ro-po-LY-spo-ra t^her-MO-p^hi-la, feminine

Type strain: 216; CGMCC 4.1511; DSM 44575; IFO 16346; JCM 10664; KCTC 19903; NBRC 16346

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16S rRNA gene: AF127526 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lu Z, Liu Z, Wang L, Zhang Y, Qi W, Goodfellow M. Saccharopolyspora flava sp. nov. and Saccharopolyspora thermophila sp.nov., novel actinomycetes from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:319-325. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:795-796.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Saccharopolyspora subtropica Wu et al. 2016	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Dif et al. 2025 Dif G, Djemouai N, Meklat A, Zitouni A. A whole-genome study suggests a taxonomic rearrangement of Saccharopolyspora subtropica as a later heterotypic synonym of Saccharopolyspora thermophila and Saccharopolyspora spinosporotrichia as a later heterotypic synonym of Saccharopolyspora erythraea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6731. 🇩🇿 Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6765.
    Notes:
    • 🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Dif et al. (2025), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Saccharopolyspora subtropica Wu et al. 2016. Publication: Dif G, Djemouai N, Meklat A, Zitouni A. A whole-genome study suggests a taxonomic rearrangement of Saccharopolyspora subtropica as a later heterotypic synonym of Saccharopolyspora thermophila and Saccharopolyspora spinosporotrichia as a later heterotypic synonym of Saccharopolyspora erythraea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6731. 🇩🇿
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6765.
  • 😷 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 3 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.

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

Assigned by: Lu Z, Liu Z, Wang L, Zhang Y, Qi W, Goodfellow M. Saccharopolyspora flava sp. nov. and Saccharopolyspora thermophila sp.nov., novel actinomycetes from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:319-325. 🇨🇳

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