Name: Saccharothrix waywayandensis Labeda and Lyons 1989

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: way.way.an.den’sis. N.L. fem. adj. waywayandensis, of or belonging to Lake Waywayanda, N.J., of the soil samples from which the organism was first isolated

Pronunciation, gender: … way-way-an-DEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 51594; DSM 44232; IFO 14970; JCM 9114; LL-37Z-15; NBRC 14970; NRRL B-16159; VKM Ac-1970

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16S rRNA gene: AF114813 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Labeda DP, Lyons AJ. Saccharothrix texasensis sp. nov. and Saccharothrix waywayandensis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:355-358. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Lentzea waywayandensis (Labeda and Lyons 1989) Labeda et al. 2001

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lentzea waywayandensis (Labeda and Lyons 1989) Labeda et al. 2001	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Saccharothrix waywayandensis 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 Saccharothrix.
  • 😷 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. — 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: Saccharothrix Labeda et al. 1984

Assigned by: Labeda DP, Lyons AJ. Saccharothrix texasensis sp. nov. and Saccharothrix waywayandensis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:355-358. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 780715