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Species Tsukamurella serpentis
Name: Tsukamurella serpentis Tang et al. 2016
Etymology: ser.pen’tis. L. gen. masc./fem. n. serpentis, of a snake, pertaining to the original isolation from snake
Pronunciation, gender: ser-PEN-tis, feminine
Type strain: DSM 100915; HKU54; JCM 31017
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KT581020
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Tang Y, Teng JL, Cheung CL, Ngan AH, Huang Y, Wong SS, Yip EK, Ng KH, Que TL, Lau SK, et al. Tsukamurella serpentis sp. nov., isolated from the oral cavity of Chinese cobras (Naja atra). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3329-3336. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4921-4923.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 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 the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
Parent taxon: Tsukamurella Collins et al. 1988
Assigned by:
Tang Y, Teng JL, Cheung CL, Ngan AH, Huang Y, Wong SS, Yip EK, Ng KH, Que TL, Lau SK, et al. Tsukamurella serpentis sp. nov., isolated from the oral cavity of Chinese cobras (Naja atra). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3329-3336.
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Record number: 794472
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