Name: Streptoalloteichus tenebrarius (ex Higgens and Kastner 1967) Tamura et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: te.ne.bra’ri.us. L. masc. adj. tenebrarius, of or belonging to darkness, reflecting the sensitivity of the culture to light

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 17920; DSM 40477; IFO 16177; ISP 5477; JCM 4838; NBRC 16177; NRRL B-12390

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB297962 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tamura T, Ishida Y, Otoguro M, Hatano K, Suzuki K. Classification of 'Streptomyces tenebrarius' Higgins and Kastner as Streptoalloteichus tenebrarius nom. rev., comb. nov., and emended description of the genus Streptoalloteichus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:688-691.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1273-1274.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Streptomyces tenebrarius" Higgens and Kastner 1967	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.10880 (N = 22).
  • 😷 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 9 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.
  • 🧍 Nom. rev. / synonym: "Streptomyces tenebrarius" Higgins and Kastner 1967. — Leibniz Institute DSMZ. Prokaryotic Nomenclature Up-to-date, 2018-12-11.
  • 🧍 Streptoalloteichus tenebrarius (ex Higgens and Kastner 1967) Tamura et al. 2008 was previously known as "Streptomyces tenebrarius" Higgins and Kastner 1967. Publication: Higgens CE, Kastner RE. Nebramycin, a new broad-spectrum antibiotic complex. II. Description of Streptomyces tenebrarius. Antimicrobial Agents Chemother. (Bethesda) 1967; 7:324-331.

Parent taxon: Streptoalloteichus (ex Tomita et al. 1978) Tomita et al. 1987

Assigned by: Tamura T, Ishida Y, Otoguro M, Hatano K, Suzuki K. Classification of 'Streptomyces tenebrarius' Higgins and Kastner as Streptoalloteichus tenebrarius nom. rev., comb. nov., and emended description of the genus Streptoalloteichus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:688-691.

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Record number: 787236