Name: Chainia kunmingensis Ruan et al. 1985

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: kun.ming.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. kunmingensis, of or pertaining to Kunming, a province of South China

Pronunciation, gender: kun-min͡g-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: 80-3024; ATCC 35682; DSM 41681; IFO 14463; JCM 7473; NBRC 14463; NRRL B-16240; VKM Ac-895

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16S rRNA gene: AB184597 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ruan JS, Lechevalier MP, Jiang CL, Lechevalier HA. Chainia kunmingensis, a new actinomycete species found in soil. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:164-168.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Streptomyces kunmingensis (Ruan et al. 1985) Goodfellow et al. 1986

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Streptomyces kunmingensis (Ruan et al. 1985) Goodfellow et al. 1986	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Chainia kunmingensis 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.

Parent taxon: Chainia Thirumalachar 1955 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Ruan JS, Lechevalier MP, Jiang CL, Lechevalier HA. Chainia kunmingensis, a new actinomycete species found in soil. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:164-168.

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Record number: 774632