Name: Kitasatospora cochleata corrig. (Nakagaito et al. 1993) Zhang et al. 1997

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Streptomyces cochleatus Nakagaito et al. 1993

Etymology: co.chle.a.ta. L. fem. adj. cochleata, spiral, referring to the formation of spiral aerial mycelia

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 51235; DSM 41652; IFO 14768; JCM 8799; M-5; NBRC 14768

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: U93316 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhang Z, Wang Y, Ruan J. A proposal to revive the genus Kitasatospora (Omura, Takahashi, Iwai, and Tanaka 1982). Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:1048-1054.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 47, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:329-330.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Streptomyces cinereorectus Terekhova and Preobrazhenskaya 1986	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Streptomyces cochleatus Nakagaito et al. 1993	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Kitasatospora cinereorecta (Terekhova and Preobrazhenskaya 1986) Labeda et al. 2017	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Kitasatosporia cochleata (Nakagaito et al. 1993) Zhang et al. 1997	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Lanoot et al. (2004), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces cinereorectus Terekhova and Preobrazhenskaya 1986. 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 a later heterotypic synonym of Kitasatospora cinereorecta (Terekhova and Preobrazhenskaya 1986) Labeda et al. 2017. 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.
  • ❗ Kitasatospora cochleata 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 Kitasatospora.
  • 😷 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.
  • 🧍 Nom. corrig.: IJSB 47:1053; Kitasatosporia cochleata (sic). Publication: Zhang Z, Wang Y, Ruan J. A proposal to revive the genus Kitasatospora (Omura, Takahashi, Iwai, and Tanaka 1982). Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:1048-1054.
  • 🧍 The original spelling, Kitasatosporia (sic) has been corrected by Zhang et al. 1997. Publication: Zhang Z, Wang Y, Ruan J. A proposal to revive the genus Kitasatospora (Omura, Takahashi, Iwai, and Tanaka 1982). Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:1048-1054.

Parent taxon: Kitasatospora corrig. Ōmura et al. 1983

Assigned by: Zhang Z, Wang Y, Ruan J. A proposal to revive the genus Kitasatospora (Omura, Takahashi, Iwai, and Tanaka 1982). Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:1048-1054.

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