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Species Saccharothrix saharensis
Name: Saccharothrix saharensis Boubetra et al. 2013
Etymology: sa.ha.ren’sis. N.L. fem. adj. saharensis, referring to the Sahara, where the type strain was isolated
Pronunciation, gender: sa-ha-REN-sis, feminine
Type strain: CCUG 60213; DSM 45456; SA152
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
FJ379333
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Boubetra D, Zitouni A, Bouras N, Mathieu F, Lebrihi A, Schumann P, Sproer C, Klenk HP, Sabaou N. Saccharothrix saharensis sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from Algerian Saharan soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3744-3749. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:6-7.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.06822 (N = 15).
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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: Saccharothrix Labeda et al. 1984
Assigned by:
Boubetra D, Zitouni A, Bouras N, Mathieu F, Lebrihi A, Schumann P, Sproer C, Klenk HP, Sabaou N. Saccharothrix saharensis sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from Algerian Saharan soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3744-3749.
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Record number: 791158
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