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Species Streptosporangium amethystogenes
Name: Streptosporangium amethystogenes Nonomura and Ohara 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: a.me.thys.to’ge.nes. L. masc. adj. amethystinus, violet colored, amethyst colored; Gr. suff. -genes, producing; from Gr. ind. v. gennaô, to produce; N.L. neut. part. adj. amethystogenes, producing violet-colored (crystals)
Pronunciation, gender: a-me-thys-TO-ge-nes, neuter
Type strain: ATCC 33327; DSM 43179; IFO 13986; JCM 3026; KCC A-26; NBRC 13986; NRRL B-2639; VKM Ac-637
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X89935
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FASTA
Effective publication: Nonomura H, Ohara Y. Distribution of the actinomycetes in soil. IV. The isolation and classification of the genus Streptosporangium. Journal of Fermentation Technology 1960; 38:405-409.
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
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Emendations:
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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.
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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.
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Notes:
- 😷 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. — 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 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🧍 On the Approved Lists 1980, the type strain KCC A-0026 is incorrectly cited as KCC A-2006 (sic).
Publication:
Hill LR, Skerman VBD, Sneath PHA. Corrigenda to the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names edited for the International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:508-511.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Streptosporangium amethystogenes subsp. amethystogenes (Nonomura and Ohara 1960) Iinuma et al. 1996 validly published under the ICNP correct name Streptosporangium amethystogenes subsp. fukuiense Iinuma et al. 1996 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Streptosporangium Couch 1955 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Nonomura H, Ohara Y. Distribution of the actinomycetes in soil. IV. The isolation and classification of the genus Streptosporangium. Journal of Fermentation Technology 1960; 38:405-409.
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Record number: 782151
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