Name: Kitasatospora psammotica (Virgilio and Hengeller 1960) Labeda et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Streptomyces psammoticus Virgilio and Hengeller 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: psam.mo’ti.ca. Gr. masc./fem. n. psammos, sand; N.L. fem. adj. psammotica, sandy

Pronunciation, gender: psam-MO-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 14125; ATCC 25488; BCRC 12241; C17190; CBS 175.61; CBS 299.65; CBS 916.69; CCRC 12241; CGMCC 4.1465; DSM 40341; IFO 13076; IFO 13877; IFO 13971; ISP 5341; JCM 4434; KCTC 19966; Lepetit Labs C17190; NBRC 13076; NBRC 13877; NBRC 13971; NRRL B-3291; NRRL B-5753; NRRL ISP-5341; PCM 2371; RIA 1268; RIA 832; VKM Ac-996

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16S rRNA gene: AB184554 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: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Kitasatospora aureofaciens (Duggar 1948) Labeda et al. 2017

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Streptomyces psammoticus Virgilio and Hengeller 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Streptomyces aureofaciens Duggar 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Kitasatospora aureofaciens (Duggar 1948) Labeda et al. 2017	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Streptomyces avellaneus Baldacci and Grein 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Klaysubun et al. (2022), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces aureofaciens Duggar 1948 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Klaysubun C, Srisuk N, Duangmal K. Kitasatospora humi sp. nov., isolated from a tropical peat swamp forest soil, and proposal for the reclassification of Kitasatospora psammotica as a later heterotypic synonym of Kitasatospora aureofaciens. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5356.
  • ⏲ According to Klaysubun et al. (2022), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Kitasatospora aureofaciens (Duggar 1948) Labeda et al. 2017. Publication: Klaysubun C, Srisuk N, Duangmal K. Kitasatospora humi sp. nov., isolated from a tropical peat swamp forest soil, and proposal for the reclassification of Kitasatospora psammotica as a later heterotypic synonym of Kitasatospora aureofaciens. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5356.
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 72, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5476.
  • ❗ Kitasatospora psammotica 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 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: 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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Record number: 795577