Name: Saccharothrix flava (Gauze et al. 1974) Grund and Kroppenstedt 1990

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Actinomadura flava Gauze et al. 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: fla’va. L. fem. adj. flava, yellow (referring to the color of the substrate mycelium)

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 29533; BCRC 13328; CCRC 13328; CIP 107110; DSM 43885; IFO 14521; INA 2171; JCM 3296; NBRC 14521; NRRL B-16131; VKM Ac-906

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF114808 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Grund E, Kroppenstedt RM. Transfer of five Nocardiopsis species to the genus Saccharothrix Labeda et al. 1984. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1989; 12:267-274.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 34. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:320-321.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Lentzea flava (Gauze et al. 1974) Nouioui et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Actinomadura flava Gauze et al. 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Nocardiopsis flava (Gauze et al. 1974) Gauze and Sveshnikova 1985	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Lentzea flava (Gauze et al. 1974) Nouioui et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Lechevalieria flava (Gauze et al. 1974) Labeda et al. 2001	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Saccharothrix flava 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 = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Saccharothrix Labeda et al. 1984

Assigned by: Grund E, Kroppenstedt RM. Transfer of five Nocardiopsis species to the genus Saccharothrix Labeda et al. 1984. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1989; 12:267-274.

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