Name: Kitasatoa purpurea Matsumae and Hata 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pur.pu’re.a. L. fem. adj. purpurea, purple coloured

Pronunciation, gender: pur-PU-re-a, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 27787; BCRC 12101; CCRC 12101; DSM 43362; IFO 13927; IMET 9041; JCM 3172; KCC 3172; KCC A-172; KCTC 9187; LMG 19368; NBRC 13927; NCIB 11311; NCIMB 11311; NRRL B-5403; VKM Ac-1298

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Effective publication: Matsumae A, Ohtani M, Takeshima H, Hata T. A new genus of the Actinomycetales: Kitasatoa gen. nov. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 1968; 21:616-625.

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 purpureus (Matsumae and Hata 1968) Goodfellow et al. 1986

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Kitasatoa kauaiensis Matsumae et al. 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Kitasatoa diplospora Matsumae et al. 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Streptomyces purpureus (Matsumae and Hata 1968) Goodfellow et al. 1986	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Kitasatoa nagasakiensis Matsumae and Hata 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Kitasatoa Matsumae and Hata 1968 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Matsumae A, Ohtani M, Takeshima H, Hata T. A new genus of the Actinomycetales: Kitasatoa gen. nov. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 1968; 21:616-625.
  • ⏰ According to Goodfellow et al. (1986), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Kitasatoa diplospora Matsumae et al. 1968 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Goodfellow M, Williams ST, Alderson G. Transfer of Kitasatoa purpurea Matsumae and Hata to the genus Streptomyces as Streptomyces purpureus comb. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1986; 8:65-66.
  • ⏰ According to Goodfellow et al. (1986), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Kitasatoa kauaiensis Matsumae et al. 1968 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Goodfellow M, Williams ST, Alderson G. Transfer of Kitasatoa purpurea Matsumae and Hata to the genus Streptomyces as Streptomyces purpureus comb. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1986; 8:65-66.
  • ⏰ According to Goodfellow et al. (1986), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Kitasatoa nagasakiensis Matsumae and Hata 1968 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Goodfellow M, Williams ST, Alderson G. Transfer of Kitasatoa purpurea Matsumae and Hata to the genus Streptomyces as Streptomyces purpureus comb. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1986; 8:65-66.
  • ❗ Kitasatoa purpurea 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 Kitasatoa.
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Matsumae and Hata) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Matsumae 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. — 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: Kitasatoa Matsumae and Hata 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Matsumae A, Ohtani M, Takeshima H, Hata T. A new genus of the Actinomycetales: Kitasatoa gen. nov. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 1968; 21:616-625.

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Record number: 777115