Name: Saccharothrix aerocolonigenes (ex Shinobu and Kawato 1960) Labeda 1986

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: a.e.ro.co.lo.ni’ge.nes. Gr. masc. n. aêr, air; L. fem. n. colonia, a colony; Gr. suff. -genes, producing; from Gr. ind. v. gennaô, to produce; N.L. fem. part. adj. aerocolonigenes, producing aerial colonies

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sak-K^HA-ro-t^hrix a-e-ro-ko-lo-NI-ge-nes, feminine

Type strain: 4614; ATCC 23870; CBS 609.68; CIP 107109; DSM 40034; IFO 13195; IFO 3837; IMET 7515; ISP 5034; JCM 4150; JCM 4614; NBRC 13195; NBRC 3837; NRRL B-3298; NRRL ISP-5034; OEU 701; RIA 1108; Shinobu 701; VKM Ac-1081

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16S rRNA gene: AF114804 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Labeda DP. Transfer of "Nocardia aerocolonigenes" (Shinobu and Kawato 1960) Pridham 1970 into the genus Saccharothrix Labeda, Testa, Lechevalier, and Lechevalier 1984 as Saccharothrix aerocolonigenes sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:109-110. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Lentzea aerocolonigenes (Labeda 1986 ex Shinobu and Kawato 1960) Nouioui et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lentzea aerocolonigenes (Labeda 1986 ex Shinobu and Kawato 1960) Nouioui et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Lechevalieria aerocolonigenes (Labeda 1986 ex Shinobu and Kawato 1960) Labeda et al. 2001	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Nocardia aerocolonigenes" (Shinobu and Kawato 1960) Pridham 1970	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Streptomyces aerocolonigenes" Shinobu and Kawato 1960	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • ❗ Saccharothrix aerocolonigenes 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 Saccharothrix.
  • 😷 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 Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "PIIC". — 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 15 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 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.
  • 🧍 Basonym "Streptomyces aerocolonigenes"; "Nocardia aerocolonigenes". Publication: Waksman SA, Henrici AT. The Nomenclature and Classification of the Actinomycetes. J Bacteriol 1943; 46:337-341.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 3

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Saccharothrix aerocolonigenes subsp. aerocolonigenes (Labeda 1986 ex Shinobu and Kawato 1960) Takahashi et al. 1996	validly published under the ICNP	orphaned subspecies
    Saccharothrix aerocolonigenes subsp. staurosporea corrig. (ex Ōmura et al. 1977) Takahashi et al. 1996	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Saccharothrix aerocolonigenes subsp. staurosporeus (ex Ōmura et al. 1977) Takahashi et al. 1996	inaccurate spelling	misspelling

Parent taxon: Saccharothrix Labeda et al. 1984

Assigned by: Labeda DP. Transfer of "Nocardia aerocolonigenes" (Shinobu and Kawato 1960) Pridham 1970 into the genus Saccharothrix Labeda, Testa, Lechevalier, and Lechevalier 1984 as Saccharothrix aerocolonigenes sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:109-110. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 780698