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Species Saccharothrix texasensis
Name: Saccharothrix texasensis Labeda and Lyons 1989
Etymology: te.xa.sen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. texasensis, of or belonging to the state of Texas, referring to the source of the soil samples from which the species was first isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … te-ksa-SEN-sis, feminine
Type strain: ATCC 51593; DSM 44231; IFO 14971; JCM 9113; LL-37U-77; NBRC 14971; NRRL B-16134; VKM Ac-1968
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16S rRNA gene:
AF114814
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Labeda DP, Lyons AJ. Saccharothrix texasensis sp. nov. and Saccharothrix waywayandensis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:355-358. 
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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 0.06554 (N = 19).
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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. — 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 7 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:
Labeda DP, Lyons AJ. Saccharothrix texasensis sp. nov. and Saccharothrix waywayandensis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:355-358. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 780713
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