Name: Sphaerisporangium album Cao et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al’bum. L. neut. adj. album, white

Gender: neuter

Type strain: CCTCC AA 208026; DSM 45172; JCM 16907; YIM 48782

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU499344 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Cao YR, Jiang Y, Xu LH, Jiang CL. Sphaerisporangium flaviroseum sp. nov. and Sphaerisporangium album sp. nov., isolated from forest soil in China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1679-1684.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2381-2382.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Li et al. 2019 Li L, Gui YH, Xu QH, Lin HW, Lu YH. Spongiactinospora rosea gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Streptosporangiaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:427-433. Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1251-1252.

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.05729 (N = 11).
  • 😷 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 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Sphaerisporangium corrig. Ara and Kudo 2007

Assigned by: Cao YR, Jiang Y, Xu LH, Jiang CL. Sphaerisporangium flaviroseum sp. nov. and Sphaerisporangium album sp. nov., isolated from forest soil in China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1679-1684.

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Record number: 788015