Name: Kitasatospora cinereorecta (Terekhova and Preobrazhenskaya 1986) Labeda et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Streptomyces cinereorectus Terekhova and Preobrazhenskaya 1986

Etymology: ci.ne.re.o.rec’ta. L. masc. adj. cinereus, similar to ashes, ash-colored; L. masc. perf. part. rectus, straight; N.L. fem. part. adj. cinereorecta, ash-colored, straight

Pronunciation, gender: ki-ne-re-o-REK-ta, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 43679; CGMCC 4.1622; DSM 41469; IFO 15395; INA 5202; JCM 6916; NBRC 15395; NRRL B-16360

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB184646 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Labeda DP, Dunlap CA, Rong X, Huang Y, Doroghazi JR, Ju KS, Metcalf WW. Phylogenetic relationships in the family Streptomycetaceae using multi-locus sequence analysis. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2017; 110:563-583.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 176. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2075-2078.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Streptomyces cinereorectus Terekhova and Preobrazhenskaya 1986	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Streptomyces cochleatus Nakagaito et al. 1993	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Kitasatosporia cochleata (Nakagaito et al. 1993) Zhang et al. 1997	heterotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    Kitasatospora cochleata corrig. (Nakagaito et al. 1993) Zhang et al. 1997	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Lanoot et al. (2004), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Kitasatosporia cochleata (Nakagaito et al. 1993) Zhang et al. 1997. Publication: Lanoot B, Vancanneyt M, Dawyndt P, Cnockaert M, Zhang J, Huang Y, Liu Z, Swings J. BOX-pCR fingerprinting as a powerful tool to reveal synonymous names in the genus Streptomyces. Emended descriptions are proposed for the species Streptomyces cinereorectus, S. fradiae, S. tricolor, S. colombiensis, S. filamentosus, S. vinaceus and S. phaeopurpureus. Syst Appl Microbiol 2004; 27:84-92.
  • ⏰ According to Lanoot et al. (2004), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Kitasatospora cochleata corrig. (Nakagaito et al. 1993) Zhang et al. 1997. Publication: Lanoot B, Vancanneyt M, Dawyndt P, Cnockaert M, Zhang J, Huang Y, Liu Z, Swings J. BOX-pCR fingerprinting as a powerful tool to reveal synonymous names in the genus Streptomyces. Emended descriptions are proposed for the species Streptomyces cinereorectus, S. fradiae, S. tricolor, S. colombiensis, S. filamentosus, S. vinaceus and S. phaeopurpureus. Syst Appl Microbiol 2004; 27:84-92.
  • ⏰ According to Lanoot et al. (2004), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces cochleatus Nakagaito et al. 1993. Publication: Lanoot B, Vancanneyt M, Dawyndt P, Cnockaert M, Zhang J, Huang Y, Liu Z, Swings J. BOX-pCR fingerprinting as a powerful tool to reveal synonymous names in the genus Streptomyces. Emended descriptions are proposed for the species Streptomyces cinereorectus, S. fradiae, S. tricolor, S. colombiensis, S. filamentosus, S. vinaceus and S. phaeopurpureus. Syst Appl Microbiol 2004; 27:84-92.
  • 😷 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 the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), "true members of one lineage of Streptomyces and together with the members of the lineage are susceptible to being reclassified". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218.

Parent taxon: Kitasatospora corrig. Ōmura et al. 1983

Assigned by: Labeda DP, Dunlap CA, Rong X, Huang Y, Doroghazi JR, Ju KS, Metcalf WW. Phylogenetic relationships in the family Streptomycetaceae using multi-locus sequence analysis. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2017; 110:563-583.

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