Name: Thermomonospora curvata Henssen 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: cur.va’ta. L. v. curvo, to curve; L. fem. part. adj. curvata, curved

Pronunciation, gender: kur-WA-ta, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 19995; CIP 105592; DSM 43183; HAMBI 1549; IFO 15933; JCM 3096; NBRC 15933

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: D86945 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Henssen A. [Morphology and system of thermophilic actinomycetes]. Arch Mikrobiol 1957; 26:373-414.

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:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Thermomonospora Henssen 1957 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Henssen A. [Morphology and system of thermophilic actinomycetes]. Arch Mikrobiol 1957; 26:373-414.
  • 😷 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. — 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 69 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Chertkov O, Sikorski J, Nolan M, Lapidus A, Lucas S, Del Rio TG, Tice H, Cheng JF, Goodwin L, Pitluck S, et al. Complete genome sequence of Thermomonospora curvata type strain (B9). Stand Genomic Sci 2011; 4:13-22.

Parent taxon: Thermomonospora Henssen 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Henssen A. [Morphology and system of thermophilic actinomycetes]. Arch Mikrobiol 1957; 26:373-414.

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