Name: Sporichthya polymorpha Lechevalier et al. 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: po.ly.mor’pha. N.L. fem. adj. polymorpha, multiform, polymorphic, microorganism having many shapes; from Gr. masc. adj. polymorphos

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 23823; DSM 43042; IFO 12702; JCM 3089; NBRC 12702; NRRL B-3709; VKM Ac-1863

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB025317 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Lechevalier MP, Lechevalier H, Holbert PE. [Sporichthyta, a new Streptomycetaceae genus]. Ann Inst Pasteur (Paris) 1968; 114:277-286.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Nouioui et al. 2018 Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.
    Notes:
    • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Sporichthya Lechevalier et al. 1968 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Lechevalier MP, Lechevalier H, Holbert PE. [Sporichthyta, a new Streptomycetaceae genus]. Ann Inst Pasteur (Paris) 1968; 114:277-286.
  • 😷 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 6 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Sporichthya Lechevalier et al. 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Lechevalier MP, Lechevalier H, Holbert PE. [Sporichthyta, a new Streptomycetaceae genus]. Ann Inst Pasteur (Paris) 1968; 114:277-286.

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Record number: 781101