Transfer of Faenia rectivirgula Kurup and Agre 1983 to the Genus Saccharopolyspora Lacey and Goodfellow 1975, Elevation of Saccharopolyspora hirsuta subsp. taberi Labeda 1987 to Species Level, and Emended Description of the Genus Saccharopolyspora

Abstract

A thorough taxonomic study of the genera Saccharopolyspora and Faenia showed that both of these taxa can be included in one genus. We propose that Faenia retivirgula be transferred to the genus Saccharopolyspora Lacey and Goodfellow 1975 as Saccharopolyspora rectivirgula (Kurup and Agre 1983) comb. nov. A description of the new Saccharopolyspora species is presented. The type strain is strain DSM 43,747 (= ATCC 33,515). In addition, we propose that Saccharopolyspora hirsuta subsp. taberi Labeda 1987 strain NRRL B-16 173T (T = type strain) be given species status as Saccharopolyspora taberi sp. nov.