Name: Thermobispora bispora (Henssen 1957) Wang et al. 1996

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Thermopolyspora bispora" Henssen 1957

Etymology: bi’spo.ra. L. adv. bis, twice; Gr. fem. n. spora, a seed and in biology a spore; N.L. fem. adj. bispora, two spores

Pronunciation, gender: BI-spo-ra, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 19993; DSM 43833; IFO 14880; JCM 10125; NBRC 14880

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: U83910 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wang Y, Zhang Z, Ruan J. A proposal to transfer Microbispora bispora (Lechevalier 1965) to a new genus, Thermobispora gen. nov., as Thermobispora bispora comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:933-938.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 46, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:243-244.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Thermopolyspora bispora" Henssen 1957	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Microbispora bispora (Henssen 1957) Lechevalier 1965 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• 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:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Thermobispora Wang et al. 1996. Publication: Wang Y, Zhang Z, Ruan J. A proposal to transfer Microbispora bispora (Lechevalier 1965) to a new genus, Thermobispora gen. nov., as Thermobispora bispora comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:933-938.
  • 😷 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 14 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Liolios K, Sikorski J, Jando M, Lapidus A, Copeland A, Glavina T, Del Rio, Nolan M, Lucas S, Tice H, et al. Complete genome sequence of Thermobispora bispora type strain (R51). Stand Genomic Sci 2010; 2:318-326.

Parent taxon: Thermobispora Wang et al. 1996

Assigned by: Wang Y, Zhang Z, Ruan J. A proposal to transfer Microbispora bispora (Lechevalier 1965) to a new genus, Thermobispora gen. nov., as Thermobispora bispora comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:933-938.

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