Name: Chainia olivacea Thirumalachar and Sukapure 1964 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o.li.va’ce.a. N.L. fem. adj. olivacea, olive colored

Pronunciation, gender: o-li-WA-ke-a, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 15722; BCRC 11608; CBS 296.66; CBS 785.72; CCRC 11608; DSM 40595; IFO 13484; IMRU 3751; JCM 3045; JCM 4805; NBRC 13484; NRRL B-2318; NRRL ISP-5595; RIA 1445

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16S rRNA gene: AJ621606 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Thirumalachar MJ, Sukapure RS. Studies on species of the genus Chainia from India. Hindustan Antibiotics Bulletin 1964; 6:157-166.

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 olivaceiscleroticus Pridham 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

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

• Notes:
  • ❗ Chainia olivacea 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 2 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: Thirumalachar MJ, Sukapure RS. Studies on species of the genus Chainia from India. Hindustan Antibiotics Bulletin 1964; 6:157-166.

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Record number: 774636