Name: Nocardiopsis dassonvillei subsp. prasina Miyashita et al. 1984

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: pra’si.na. L. fem. adj. prasina, leek green (referring to the color of the mature aerial mycelium)

Pronunciation, gender: PRA-si-na, feminine

Type strain: 208; ATCC 35940; DSM 43845; IFO 14423; JCM 3336; NBRC 14423; VKM Ac-1880

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16S rRNA gene: X97884 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Miyashita K, Mikami Y, Arai T. Alkalophilic actinomycete, Nocardiopsis dassonvillei subsp. prasina subsp. nov., isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:405-409.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Nocardiopsis prasina (Miyashita et al. 1984) Yassin et al. 1997

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Nocardiopsis albus subsp. prasina (Miyashita et al. 1984) Grund and Kroppenstedt 1990	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    Nocardiopsis prasina (Miyashita et al. 1984) Yassin et al. 1997	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Nocardiopsis alba subsp. prasina corrig. (Miyashita et al. 1984) Grund and Kroppenstedt 1990	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Nocardiopsis dassonvillei subsp. prasina is the correct name instead if this subspecies is regarded as a separate subspecies (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another subspecies whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate species Nocardiopsis dassonvillei within a separate genus Nocardiopsis.
  • 😷 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 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 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.
  • 🙅 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 subspecies. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Nocardiopsis dassonvillei (Brocq-Rousseau 1904) Meyer 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Miyashita K, Mikami Y, Arai T. Alkalophilic actinomycete, Nocardiopsis dassonvillei subsp. prasina subsp. nov., isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:405-409.

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Record number: 778854