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

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Streptomyces cochleatus Nakagaito et al. 1993

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ki-ta-sa-to-SPO-ri-a ko-k^hle-A-ta, feminine

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

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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. 🇸🇬

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)

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

• Synonyms:

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

• 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. 🇧🇪
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 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: Kitasatosporia 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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