Name: Thermomonospora formosensis Hasegawa et al. 1986

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: for.mo.sen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. formosensis, of or belonging to Formosa

Pronunciation, gender: for-mo-SEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 49059; C-36820; CIP 105595; DSM 43997; IFO 14204; IFO 15870; JCM 7474; KCTC 9647; NBRC 14204; NBRC 15870; NCIMB 12773; NRRL B-16984; VKM Ac-1954

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16S rRNA gene: AJ293703 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hasegawa T, Tanida S, Ono H. Thermomonospora formosensis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:20-23.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Actinomadura formosensis (Hasegawa et al. 1986) Zhang et al. 1998

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Actinomadura formosensis (Hasegawa et al. 1986) Zhang et al. 1998	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Thermomonospora formosensis 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 Thermomonospora.
  • 😷 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 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: Thermomonospora Henssen 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Hasegawa T, Tanida S, Ono H. Thermomonospora formosensis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:20-23.

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Record number: 782609