Name: Thermomonospora mesophila Nonomura and Ohara 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: me.so’phi.la. Gr. masc. adj. mesos, medium; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. fem. adj. mesophila, medium-temperature-loving, mesophilic

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: t^her-mo-mo-NO-spo-ra me-SO-p^hi-la, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 27303; CIP 105593; DSM 43048; IFO 14179; JCM 3151; NBRC 14179; NRRL B-16986; VKM Ac-1953

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB006170 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Nonomura H, Ohara Y. Distribution of actinomycetes in soil. X. New genus and species of monosporic actinomycetes in soil. Journal of Fermentation Technology 1971; 49:895-903.

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: synonym

Correct name: Sphaerimonospora mesophila (Nonomura and Ohara 1971) Mingma et al. 2016

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Microbispora mesophila (Nonomura and Ohara 1971) Zhang et al. 1998	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Sphaerimonospora mesophila (Nonomura and Ohara 1971) Mingma et al. 2016	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Thermomonospora mesophila 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 2026-08-13. 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Thermomonospora Henssen 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Nonomura H, Ohara Y. Distribution of actinomycetes in soil. X. New genus and species of monosporic actinomycetes in soil. Journal of Fermentation Technology 1971; 49:895-903.

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