Name: Saccharothrix cryophilis Labeda and Lechevalier 1989

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: cry.o’phi.lis. Gr. neut. n. kryos, icy cold, frost; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. fem. adj. cryophilis, cold-loving, referring to the low permissive temperature range for growth (sic) [probably better: cryophila]

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 51143; DSM 44230; IFO 14475; JCM 9111; NBRC 14475; NRRL B-16238; VKM Ac-1965; Y. Okami TS-1980

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16S rRNA gene: AF114806 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Labeda DP, Lechevalier MP. Amendment of the genus Saccharothrix Labeda et al. 1984 and descriptions of Saccharothrix espanaensis sp. nov., Saccharothrix cryophilis sp. nov. and Saccharothrix mutabilis comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:420-423.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Crossiella cryophila corrig. (Labeda and Lechevalier 1989) Labeda 2001

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Crossiella cryophila corrig. (Labeda and Lechevalier 1989) Labeda 2001	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Saccharothrix cryophilis 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 Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 According to Labeda et al. 2001, Saccharothrix cryophilis Labeda and Lechevalier 1989 does not belong to the genus Saccharothrix. Publication: Labeda DP, Hatano K, Kroppenstedt RM, Tamura T. Revival of the genus Lentzea and proposal for Lechevalieria gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1045-1050.

Parent taxon: Saccharothrix Labeda et al. 1984

Assigned by: Labeda DP, Lechevalier MP. Amendment of the genus Saccharothrix Labeda et al. 1984 and descriptions of Saccharothrix espanaensis sp. nov., Saccharothrix cryophilis sp. nov. and Saccharothrix mutabilis comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:420-423.

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Record number: 780705