Species Saccharothrix variisporea

Name: Saccharothrix variisporea corrig. (ex Tomita et al. 1977) Kim et al. 2011

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: va.ri.i.spo.re’a. L. masc. adj. varius, diverse, different, various; Gr. fem. n. spora, a seed, in microbiology, a spore; Gr. fem. n. Êôs, suffix with various meanings, but in general, made of or belongs to; N.L. fem. adj. variisporea, with different spores

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sak-K^HA-ro-t^hrix wa-ri-i-spo-RE-a, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 31203; DSM 43911; IFO 14104; JCM 3273; NBRC 14104; NRRL B-16296

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: GQ917213 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kim BY, Brown R, Labeda DP, Goodfellow M. Reclassification of 'Dactylosporangium variesporum' as Saccharothrix variisporea corrig. (ex Tomita et al. 1977) sp. nov., nom. rev. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:310-314. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1014-1015.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Dactylosporangium variesporum" Tomita et al. 1977	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.09839 (N = 19).
  • 😷 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 3 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.
  • 🧍 Saccharothrix variisporea corrig. (ex Tomita et al. 1977) Kim et al. 2011 was previously known as "Dactylosporangium variesporum" Tomita et al. 1977.

Parent taxon: Saccharothrix Labeda et al. 1984

Assigned by: Kim BY, Brown R, Labeda DP, Goodfellow M. Reclassification of 'Dactylosporangium variesporum' as Saccharothrix variisporea corrig. (ex Tomita et al. 1977) sp. nov., nom. rev. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:310-314. 🇬🇧

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