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. 2017 Oct;67(10):4284.
doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.002352. Epub 2017 Sep 12.

Correction of the name Amycolatopsis albidoflavus to Amycolatopsis albidiflava corrig. Request for an Opinion

Aharon Oren  1
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Correction of the name Amycolatopsis albidoflavus to Amycolatopsis albidiflava corrig. Request for an Opinion

Aharon Oren. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2017 Oct.

Abstract

The name Amycolatopsis albidoflavus Lee and Hah 2001 is malformed because the genus name Amycolatopsis has the feminine gender. It is here proposed to correct the name to Amycolatopsis albidiflava corrig.

Keywords: Amycolatopsis; Amycolatopsis albidoflavus; corrected name.

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