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

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pur.pur’e.us L. masc. adj. purpureus, purple-colored; N.L. fem. suff. -gena, producing; from Gr. v. gennaô, to produce; N.L. fem. adj. purpurogena, producing purple color

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 19348; BCRC 13317; CBS 409.66; CBS 659.72; CCRC 13317; CM 3103; CMI 112722; DSM 40271; DSM 43156; HAMBI 1061; IFO 13001; IFO 13903; JCM 3080; JCM 4818; NBRC 13001; NBRC 13903; NCIB 10981; NCIMB 10981; NRRL B-2952; NRRL ISP-5271; PCM 2306; RIA 1319; RIA 886

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16S rRNA gene: AJ621604 Analyse FASTA

Original 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

Taxonomic status: synonym

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Streptomyces purpurogeneiscleroticus Pridham 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published

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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