Table 1. Classification and general features of N. multipartita strain Y-104^T according to the MIGS recommendations [14].

MIGS ID	Property	Term	Evidence code
	Current classification	Domain Bacteria    Phylum Actinobacteria    Class Actinobacteria    Order Actinomycetales    Suborder Frankineae    Family Nakamurellaceae    Genus Nakamurella    Species Nakamurella multipartita    Type strain Y-104	TAS [15]   TAS [16]   TAS [5]   TAS [5]   TAS [2]   TAS [2]   TAS [2]   TAS [2]   TAS [1]
	Gram stain	positive	TAS [1]
	Cell shape	coccus	TAS [1]
	Motility	non-motile	TAS [1]
	Sporulation	non-sporulating	TAS [1]
	Temperature range	10-35°C	TAS [1]
	Optimum temperature	25°C	TAS [1]
	Salinity	up to 6g NaCl/L	TAS [1]
MIGS-22	Oxygen requirement	aerobic chemoorganotroph	TAS [1]
	Carbon source	sugars, alcohols, glucose, maltose,    mannose, fructose, starch	TAS [1]
	Energy source	starch, ethanol, propanol	TAS [1]
MIGS-6	Habitat	activated sludge cultured in fed-batch reactors	TAS [1]
MIGS-15	Biotic relationship	free-living	NAS
MIGS-14	Pathogenicity	none	NAS
	Biosafety level	1	TAS [17]
	Isolation	activated sludge	TAS [1]
MIGS-4	Geographic location	not reported
MIGS-5	Sample collection time	not reported
MIGS-4.1 MIGS-4.2	Latitude   Longitude	not reported
MIGS-4.3	Depth	not reported
MIGS-4.4	Altitude	not reported

Evidence codes - IDA: Inferred from Direct Assay (first time in publication); TAS: Traceable Author Statement (i.e., a direct report exists in the literature); NAS: Non-traceable Author Statement (i.e., not directly observed for the living, isolated sample, but based on a generally accepted property for the species, or anecdotal evidence). These evidence codes are from of the Gene Ontology project [18]. If the evidence code is IDA, then the property was directly observed for a live isolate by one of the authors, or an expert mentioned in the acknowledgements.