Name: Chainia antibiotica Thirumalachar 1955 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: an.ti.bi.o’ti.ca. Gr. prep. anti, against, in opposition to; Gr. masc. n. bios, life; L. adj. suff. -icus -a -um, suffix used in adjectives with the sense of belonging to, related to; N.L. fem. adj. antibiotica, related to antibiotic

Pronunciation, gender: an-ti-bi-O-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 15721; BCRC 13307; CBS 167.62; CCRC 13307; DSM 40269; DSM 43032; IFM 1141; IFO 12246; IFO 13356; IFO 13904; JCM 3039; JCM 4828; KCTC 9065; NBRC 12246; NBRC 13356; NBRC 13904; NRRL B-2317; NRRL ISP-5269; RIA 1317; VKM Ac-1909

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ621608 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Thirumalachar MJ. Chainia, a new genus of the Actinomycetales. Nature 1955; 176:934-935.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Streptomyces sclerotialus Pridham 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Streptomyces sclerotialus Pridham 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Chainia Thirumalachar 1955 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Thirumalachar MJ. Chainia, a new genus of the Actinomycetales. Nature 1955; 176:934-935.
  • ❗ Chainia antibiotica is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Chainia.
  • 😷 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". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Chainia Thirumalachar 1955 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Thirumalachar MJ. Chainia, a new genus of the Actinomycetales. Nature 1955; 176:934-935.

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Record number: 774629