Name: Chainia fumigata Thirumalachar et al. 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fu.mi.ga’ta. L. fem. part. adj. fumigata, smoked

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 19345; BCRC 12344; CBS 639.66; CCRC 12344; CMI 117720; DSM 43154; IFO 12999; JCM 3101; KCC 3101; KCC A-101; NBRC 12999; NCIB 11004; NCIMB 11004; NRRL B-3856; RIA 884

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16S rRNA gene: AB184248 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Thirumalachar MJ, Sukapure, Rahalkar PW, Gopalkrishnan KS. Studies on species of the genus Chainia from India. II. Hindustan Antibiot Bull 1966; 9:10-15.

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 fumigatiscleroticus (ex Pridham 1970) Goodfellow et al. 1986

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Streptomyces fumigatiscleroticus (ex Pridham 1970) Goodfellow et al. 1986	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Streptomyces fumigatiscleroticus" Pridham 1970	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • ❗ Chainia fumigata 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 0 times 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.
  • 🧍 The transfer of Chainia fumigata Thirumalachar et al. 1966 (Approved Lists 1980) in the genus Streptomyces Waksman and Henrici 1943 (Approved Lists 1980) as Streptomyces fumigatiscleroticus (ex Pridham 1970) Goodfellow et al. 1986, sp. nov., nom. rev. contravenes Rule 51b (2). Publication: Thirumalachar MJ, Sukapure, Rahalkar PW, Gopalkrishnan KS. Studies on species of the genus Chainia from India. II. Hindustan Antibiot Bull 1966; 9:10-15.

Parent taxon: Chainia Thirumalachar 1955 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Thirumalachar MJ, Sukapure, Rahalkar PW, Gopalkrishnan KS. Studies on species of the genus Chainia from India. II. Hindustan Antibiot Bull 1966; 9:10-15.

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