Name: "Proactinomyces gardneri" Waksman 1942

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gard’ne.ri. N.L. gen. masc. n. gardneri, of Gardner, named for Professor A.D. Gardner, one of the two who first isolated the organism

Pronunciation, gender: GARD-ne-ri, masculine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 23911; ATCC 9604; BCRC 12346; BCRC 13687; BCRC 13731; CBS 832.68; CCRC 12346; CCRC 13687; CCRC 13731; DSM 40064; DSM 43020; IFO 12865; IFO 13974; IFO 3385; IMET 7182; JCM 3004; JCM 4375; NBRC 12865; NBRC 13974; NBRC 3385; NCTC 6531; NRRL B-5615; NRRL ISP-5064; RIA 1117; VKM Ac-1829

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16S rRNA gene: AB184754 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Waksman SA, Horning ES, Welsch M, Woodruff HB. Distribution of antagonistic actinomycetes in nature. Soil Science 1942; 54:281-296.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Streptomyces gardneri (Waksman 1942) Waksman 1961 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Streptomyces gardneri (Waksman 1942) Waksman 1961 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 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". — 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.

Parent taxon: "Proactinomyces" Jensen 1931

Assigned by: Waksman SA, Horning ES, Welsch M, Woodruff HB. Distribution of antagonistic actinomycetes in nature. Soil Science 1942; 54:281-296.

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Record number: 4502