Species "Actinomyces bobili"

Name: "Actinomyces bobili" Waksman and Curtis 1916

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: bo’bi.li. N.L. gen. masc. n. bobili, named for Bobili, the nickname of an individual

Pronunciation, gender: BO-bi-li, masculine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 23889; ATCC 3310; BCRC 13671; CBS 419.34; CBS 675.68; CCRC 13671; CGMCC 4.1624; DSM 40056; HAMBI 1059; IFO 13199; IFO 16166; IMET 41372; JCM 4012; JCM 4627; NBRC 13199; NBRC 16166; NRRL B-1338; NRRL B-2097; NRRL ISP-5056; RIA 1116; VKM Ac-1756

16S rRNA gene: AB184328 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Waksman SA, Curtis RE. The Actinomyces of the soil. Soil Science 1916; 1:99-134.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Streptomyces bobili (Waksman and Curtis 1916) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Streptomyces bobili (Waksman and Curtis 1916) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Streptomyces galilaeus Ettlinger et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Streptomyces bobiliae corrig. (Waksman and Curtis 1916) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, inappropriate correction

Notes:
- ⏰ According to Saygin et al. (2020), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces galilaeus Ettlinger et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Saygin H, Ay H, Guven K, Cetin D, Sahin N. Streptomyces cahuitamycinicus sp. nov., isolated from desert soil and reclassification of Streptomyces galilaeus as a later heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces bobili. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2750-2759. 🇹🇷
- 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4050-4060.
- 😷 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". — 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.

Parent taxon: Actinomyces Harz 1877 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Waksman SA, Curtis RE. The Actinomyces of the soil. Soil Science 1916; 1:99-134.

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Record number: 4030

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