Name: Saccharothrix violacea Lee et al. 2000

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: vi.o.la’ce.a. L. masc. adj. violaceus, violet; L. fem. adj. violacea, violet-coloured

Pronunciation, gender: wi-o-LA-ke-a, feminine

Type strain: DSM 44796; IMSNU 50388; JCM 10975; LM 036

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ242633 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lee SD, Kim ES, Roe JH, Kim J, Kang SO, Hah YC. Saccharothrix violacea sp. nov., isolated from a gold mine cave, and Saccharothrix albidocapillata comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1315-1323.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1419-1420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Lentzea albidocapillata subsp. violacea (Lee et al. 2000) Nouioui et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lentzea violacea (Lee et al. 2000) Labeda et al. 2001	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Lentzea albidocapillata subsp. violacea (Lee et al. 2000) Nouioui et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281.
  • ❗ Saccharothrix violacea is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Saccharothrix.
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of 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: Lee SD, Kim ES, Roe JH, Kim J, Kang SO, Hah YC. Saccharothrix violacea sp. nov., isolated from a gold mine cave, and Saccharothrix albidocapillata comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1315-1323.

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Record number: 780714