Name: Saccharothrix mutabilis (Shearer et al. 1983) Labeda and Lechevalier 1989

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Nocardiopsis mutabilis Shearer et al. 1983

Etymology: mu.ta.bi.lis. L. masc./fem. adj. mutabilis, changeable, variable, inconstant, referring to the variety of colony morphologies observed, particularly on rich organic media

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 31520; DSM 43853; IFO 14310; JCM 3380; KCTC 9397; NBRC 14310; NRRL B-16077; SK&F AAA-25; VKM Ac-2023

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16S rRNA gene: X76966 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: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Nocardiopsis mutabilis Shearer et al. 1983	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 6 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
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 mutabilis subsp. chichijimaensis" Sato et al. 1991	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    Saccharothrix mutabilis subsp. mutabilis (Shearer et al. 1983) Grund and Kroppenstedt 1990	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Saccharothrix mutabilis subsp. capreolus (ex Higgens 1963) Grund and Kroppenstedt 1990	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

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: 784845