Name: Tsukamurella spongiae Olson et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: spon’gi.ae. L. gen. fem. n. spongiae, of a sponge, referring to the source of isolation, a deep-water sponge

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: tsu-ka-mu-REL-la SPON-gi-a͡e, feminine

Type strain: DSM 44990; JCM 14882; K362; NRRL B-24467

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16S rRNA gene: AY714239 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Olson JB, Harmody DK, Bej AK, McCarthy PJ. Tsukamurella spongiae sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from a deep-water marine sponge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1478-1481. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2189-2190.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Tsukamurella pulmonis Yassin et al. 1996

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Tsukamurella pulmonis Yassin et al. 1996	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• 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:
    • 🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Nouioui et al. (2018), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Tsukamurella pulmonis Yassin et al. 1996. Publication: 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. 🇩🇪
  • ⏲ According to Teng et al. (2016), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Tsukamurella pulmonis Yassin et al. 1996. Publication: Teng JL, Tang Y, Huang Y, Guo FB, Wei W, Chen JH, Wong SS, Lau SK, Woo PC. Phylogenomic Analyses and Reclassification of Species within the Genus Tsukamurella: Insights to Species Definition in the Post-genomic Era. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:1137. 🇭🇰
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: 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.
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 25. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:7-8.
  • ❗ Tsukamurella spongiae 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 Tsukamurella.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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.
  • 🙅 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 species itself.

Parent taxon: Tsukamurella Collins et al. 1988

Assigned by: Olson JB, Harmody DK, Bej AK, McCarthy PJ. Tsukamurella spongiae sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from a deep-water marine sponge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1478-1481. 🇺🇸

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