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Name: Saccharothrix saharensis Boubetra et al. 2013

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: sa.ha.ren’sis. N.L. fem. adj. saharensis, referring to the Sahara, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sak-KHA-ro-thrix sa-ha-REN-sis, feminine

Type strain: CCUG 60213; DSM 45456; SA152

16S rRNA gene: FJ379333 Analysetree FASTA download

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)

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.06822 (N = 16).
    • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 6 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 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