Name: Tsukamurella spumae Nam et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: spu’mae. L. gen. fem. n. spumae, of foam, denoting the presence of the organism in the foam of activated sewage sludge plants

Pronunciation, gender: SPU-ma͡e, feminine

Type strain: CCUG 48751; DSM 44113; JCM 12608; M. Goodfellow N1171; N1171; NCIMB 13947

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Z37150 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Nam SW, Chun J, Kim S, Kim W, Zakrzewska-Czerwinska J, Goodfellow M. Tsukamurella spumae sp. nov., a novel actinomycete associated with foaming in activated sludge plants. Syst Appl Microbiol 2003; 26:367-375.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 94. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1701-1702.

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, note = "+". — 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 6 times 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: Nam SW, Chun J, Kim S, Kim W, Zakrzewska-Czerwinska J, Goodfellow M. Tsukamurella spumae sp. nov., a novel actinomycete associated with foaming in activated sludge plants. Syst Appl Microbiol 2003; 26:367-375.

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Record number: 782894