Name: Chainia minutisclerotica Thirumalachar 1965 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mi.nu.ti.scle.ro.ti.ca. L. masc. perf. part. minutus, little, small, minute; N.L. neut. n. sclerotium, sclerotium; L. fem. adj. suff. -ica, suffix used in adjectives with the sense of belonging to; N.L. fem. adj. minutisclerotica, belonging to a small sclerotium

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 17757; ATCC 19346; BCRC 12544; CBS 231.65; CBS 662.72; CCRC 12544; CMI 112786; DSM 40301; IFO 13000; IFO 13361; IMI 112786; ISP 5301; JCM 3102; JCM 4790; KCTC 9123; LMG 20062; NBRC 13000; NBRC 13361; NCIB 10996; NCIMB 10996; NRRL B-12202; PCM 2304; RIA 1322; RIA 885

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Effective publication: Thirumalachar MJ, Rahalkar PW, Deshmukh PV, Sukapure RS. Production of aburamycin by Chainia munutisclerotica, a new species of actinomycete. Hindustan Antibiot Bull 1965; 8:6-9.

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

Correct name: Streptomyces minutiscleroticus (Thirumalachar 1965) Pridham 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Streptomyces minutiscleroticus (Thirumalachar 1965) Pridham 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Lanoot et al. (2005), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Chainia flava Thirumalachar and Sukapure 1964 (Approved Lists 1980) but this is in conflict with the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Publication: Lanoot B, Vancanneyt M, Van Schoor A, Liu Z, Swings J. Reclassification of Streptomyces nigrifaciens as a later synonym of Streptomyces flavovirens; Streptomyces citreofluorescens, Streptomyces chrysomallus subsp. chrysomallus and Streptomyces fluorescens as later synonyms of Streptomyces anulatus; Streptomyces chibaensis as a later synonym of Streptomyces corchorusii; Streptomyces flaviscleroticus as a later synonym of Streptomyces minutiscleroticus; and Streptomyces lipmanii, Streptomyces griseus subsp. alpha, Streptomyces griseus subsp. cretosus and Streptomyces willmorei as later synonyms of Streptomyces microflavus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:729-731.
  • ⏰ According to Lanoot et al. (2005), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces flaviscleroticus (ex Pridham 1970) Goodfellow et al. 1986 but this is in conflict with the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Publication: Lanoot B, Vancanneyt M, Van Schoor A, Liu Z, Swings J. Reclassification of Streptomyces nigrifaciens as a later synonym of Streptomyces flavovirens; Streptomyces citreofluorescens, Streptomyces chrysomallus subsp. chrysomallus and Streptomyces fluorescens as later synonyms of Streptomyces anulatus; Streptomyces chibaensis as a later synonym of Streptomyces corchorusii; Streptomyces flaviscleroticus as a later synonym of Streptomyces minutiscleroticus; and Streptomyces lipmanii, Streptomyces griseus subsp. alpha, Streptomyces griseus subsp. cretosus and Streptomyces willmorei as later synonyms of Streptomyces microflavus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:729-731.
  • ⏰ According to Lanoot et al. (2005), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Streptomyces flaviscleroticus" Pridham 1970 but this is in conflict with the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Publication: Lanoot B, Vancanneyt M, Van Schoor A, Liu Z, Swings J. Reclassification of Streptomyces nigrifaciens as a later synonym of Streptomyces flavovirens; Streptomyces citreofluorescens, Streptomyces chrysomallus subsp. chrysomallus and Streptomyces fluorescens as later synonyms of Streptomyces anulatus; Streptomyces chibaensis as a later synonym of Streptomyces corchorusii; Streptomyces flaviscleroticus as a later synonym of Streptomyces minutiscleroticus; and Streptomyces lipmanii, Streptomyces griseus subsp. alpha, Streptomyces griseus subsp. cretosus and Streptomyces willmorei as later synonyms of Streptomyces microflavus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:729-731.
  • ❗ Chainia minutisclerotica 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 authority of the taxon name (Thirumalachar) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Thirumalachar et al.).
  • 😷 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Chainia Thirumalachar 1955 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Thirumalachar MJ, Rahalkar PW, Deshmukh PV, Sukapure RS. Production of aburamycin by Chainia munutisclerotica, a new species of actinomycete. Hindustan Antibiot Bull 1965; 8:6-9.

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Record number: 774633