Species Virgisporangium aurantiacum

Name: Virgisporangium aurantiacum corrig. Tamura et al. 2001

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: au.ran.ti’a.cum. N.L. neut. adj. aurantiacum, orange-coloured

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: wir-gi-spor-an-GI-um a͡u-ran-TI-a-kum, neuter

Type strain: CIP 107212; DSM 44794; IFO 16421; JCM 11002; NBRC 16421; YU438-5

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB006169 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tamura T, Hayakawa M, Hatano K. A new genus of the order Actinomycetales, Virgosporangium gen. nov., with descriptions of Virgosporangium ochraceum sp. nov. and Virgosporangium aurantiacum sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1809-1816. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1947-1948.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Virgosporangium aurantiacum Tamura et al. 2001	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.19117 (N = 6).
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 According to Rules 27(3) and 30, this name is not validly published because the effective publication only documents deposit of the type strain in a single recognized culture collection. However, according to the Judicial Opinion 81, Virgisporangium aurantiacum corrig. Tamura et al. 2001 is to be considered to be validly published. Publication: Euzeby JP, Tindall BJ. Status of strains that contravene Rules 27(3) and 30 of the Bacteriological Code. Request for an opinion. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:293-301. 🇫🇷
  • 🧍 The original spelling Virgosporangium (sic) aurantiacum, has been corrected by the List Editor, IJSEM. Publication: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1947-1948.

Parent taxon: Virgisporangium corrig. Tamura et al. 2001

Assigned by: Tamura T, Hayakawa M, Hatano K. A new genus of the order Actinomycetales, Virgosporangium gen. nov., with descriptions of Virgosporangium ochraceum sp. nov. and Virgosporangium aurantiacum sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1809-1816. 🇯🇵

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