Name: Saccharomonospora azurea Runmao 1987

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.zu.re.a. N.L. fem. adj. azurea, azure, referring to the color of the aerial mycelium

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 43670; DSM 44631; IFO 14651; JCM 7551; NA-128; NBRC 14651; SIIA 86128

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Z38017 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Runmao H. Saccharomonospora azurea sp. nov., a new species from soil. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:60-61.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• 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:
  • 😷 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 10 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the DOE Joint Genome Institute Community Sequencing Programme. Publication: Klenk HP, Held B, Lucas S, Lapidus A, Copeland A, Hammon N, Pitluck S, Goodwin LA, Han C, Tapia R, et al. Genome sequence of the soil bacterium Saccharomonospora azurea type strain (NA-128^T). Stand Genomic Sci 2012; 6:220-229.
  • 🧍 In the paper by Runmao, the type strain is incorrectly cited as SIA (sic) 86128. Publication: Yoon JH, Lee ST, Kim SB, Goodfellow M, Park YH. Inter- and intraspecific genetic analysis of the genus Saccharomonospora with 16S to 23S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) and 23S to 5S rDNA internally transcribed spacer sequences. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:661-669.
  • 🧍 "Saccharomonospora caesia" (Kalakoutskii 1964) Greiner-Mai et al. 1987 should be considered as a synonym of Saccharomonospora azurea Runmao 1987. Publication: Yoon JH, Kim SB, Lee ST, Park YH. DNA-DNA relatedness between Saccharomonospora species: "Saccharomonospora caesia" as a synonym of Saccharomonospora azurea. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1999; 49:671-673.

Parent taxon: Saccharomonospora Nonomura and Ohara 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Runmao H. Saccharomonospora azurea sp. nov., a new species from soil. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:60-61.

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Record number: 780631