Species ***Streptomyces* *afghaniensis***

Name: Streptomyces afghaniensis Shimo et al. 1959 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: af.gha.ni.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. afghaniensis, of or belonging to Afghanistan, the source of the soil from which the organism was isolated [probably better: afghanistanensis or arianensis]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … af-gha-ni-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: 772; ATCC 23871; CBS 610.68; DSM 40228; IFO 12831; JCM 4340; NBRC 12831; NRRL B-5621; NRRL ISP-5228; RIA 1169

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16S rRNA gene: AB184847 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Shimo M, Shiga T, Tomosugi T, Kamoi I. Studies on taitomycin, a new antibiotic produced by Streptomyces, sp. N° 772 (S. afghaniensis). I. Studies on the strain and production of taitomycin. Journal of Antibiotics (Tokyo) Series A 1959; 12:1-6.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

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". — 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, note = "(spelled 'Streptomyces afghanensis' in TRBA)". — 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Streptomyces Waksman and Henrici 1943 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Shimo M, Shiga T, Tomosugi T, Kamoi I. Studies on taitomycin, a new antibiotic produced by Streptomyces, sp. N° 772 (S. afghaniensis). I. Studies on the strain and production of taitomycin. Journal of Antibiotics (Tokyo) Series A 1959; 12:1-6.

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Record number: 781411

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Species Streptomyces afghaniensis

Species ***Streptomyces* *afghaniensis***