Name: Actinopolyspora algeriensis Meklat et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.ge.ri.en’sis. N.L. masc./fem. adj. algeriensis, of or belonging to Algeria, the source of the soil from which the type strain was isolated

Gender: feminine

Type strain: CCUG 62415; DSM 45476; H19

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16S rRNA gene: HQ918195 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Meklat A, Bouras N, Zitouni A, Mathieu F, Lebrihi A, Schumann P, Sproer C, Klenk HP, Sabaou N. Actinopolyspora algeriensis sp. nov., a novel halophilic actinomycete isolated from a Saharan soil. Extremophiles 2012; 16:771-776.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 150. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:797-798.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 See also: Publication: Hamedi J, Mohammadipanah F, Ventosa A. Systematic and biotechnological aspects of halophilic and halotolerant actinomycetes. Extremophiles 2013; 17:1-13.

Parent taxon: Actinopolyspora Gochnauer et al. 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Meklat A, Bouras N, Zitouni A, Mathieu F, Lebrihi A, Schumann P, Sproer C, Klenk HP, Sabaou N. Actinopolyspora algeriensis sp. nov., a novel halophilic actinomycete isolated from a Saharan soil. Extremophiles 2012; 16:771-776.

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