Name: Tsukamurella soli Weon et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: so’li. L. gen. neut. n. soli, of soil, the source of the type strain

Pronunciation, gender: SO-li, feminine

Type strain: DSM 45046; JCM 17688; JS18-1; KACC 20764; NBRC 109778

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FJ917743 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Weon HY, Yoo SH, Anandham R, Schumann P, Kroppenstedt RM, Kwon SW, Stackebrandt E. Tsukamurella soli sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1667-1671.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2261-2262.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• 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: Weon HY, Yoo SH, Anandham R, Schumann P, Kroppenstedt RM, Kwon SW, Stackebrandt E. Tsukamurella soli sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1667-1671.

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Record number: 788615