Name: Verrucosispora gifhornensis Rheims et al. 1998

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gif.hor.nen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. gifhornensis, of or belonging to to the city of Gifhorn, adjacent to the peat bog from which the organism was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: gif-hor-NEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 44337; HR1-2; IFO 16317; JCM 10457; KACC 20946; NBRC 16317

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16S rRNA gene: Y15523 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Rheims H, Schumann P, Rohde M, Stackebrandt E. Verrucosispora gifhornensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the actinobacterial family Micromonosporaceae. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1119-1127.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 48, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:5-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Micromonospora gifhornensis (Rheims et al. 1998) Nouioui et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Micromonospora gifhornensis (Rheims et al. 1998) Nouioui et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Verrucosispora Rheims et al. 1998. Publication: Rheims H, Schumann P, Rohde M, Stackebrandt E. Verrucosispora gifhornensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the actinobacterial family Micromonosporaceae. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1119-1127.
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281.
  • ❗ Verrucosispora gifhornensis 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 Verrucosispora.
  • 😷 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 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 7 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Verrucosispora Rheims et al. 1998

Assigned by: Rheims H, Schumann P, Rohde M, Stackebrandt E. Verrucosispora gifhornensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the actinobacterial family Micromonosporaceae. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1119-1127.

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Record number: 782973