Species ***Streptomyces* *albofaciens***

Name: Streptomyces albofaciens Thirumalachar and Bhatt 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.bo.fa’ci.ens. L. masc. adj. albus, white; L. v. facio, to make; N.L. masc. part. adj. albofaciens, making white

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … al-bo-FA-ki-ens, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 23873; ATCC 25184; BCRC 12072; CBS 612.68; CCRC 12072; CGMCC 4.1655; CIP 104425; DSM 40268; IFO 12833; IMET 43518; JCM 4342; KCTC 9686; NBRC 12833; NCIB 10975; NCIMB 10975; NRRL B-12172; NRRL ISP-5268; RIA 1189; VKM Ac-724

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16S rRNA gene: JN566024 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Thirumalachar MJ, Bhatt VV. Some Streptomyces species producing oxytetracycline. Hindustan Antibiotics Bulletin 1960; 3:61-63.

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. — 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: Thirumalachar MJ, Bhatt VV. Some Streptomyces species producing oxytetracycline. Hindustan Antibiotics Bulletin 1960; 3:61-63.

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Record number: 781423

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Species Streptomyces albofaciens

Species ***Streptomyces* *albofaciens***