Species ***Streptomyces* *amakusaensis***

Name: Streptomyces amakusaensis Nagatsu et al. 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.ma.ku.sa.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. amakusaensis, of or belonging to Amakusa Island, Japan, the source of the soil from which the organism was isolated [probably better: amakusensis]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-ma-ku-sa-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 23876; CBS 615.68; CGMCC 4.1462; DSM 40219; IFO 12835; JCM 4167; JCM 4617; KCTC 9753; LMG 19350; NBRC 12835; NRRL B-3351; NRRL ISP-5219; RIA 1163; VKM Ac-995

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB184181 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Nagatsu J, Anzai K, Ohkuma K, Suzuki S. Studies on a new antibiotic, tuberin. IV. Taxonomic studies on the tuberin producing organism, Streptomyces amakusaensis. Journal of Antibiotics (Tokyo) Series A 1963; 16:207-210.

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 5 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: Nagatsu J, Anzai K, Ohkuma K, Suzuki S. Studies on a new antibiotic, tuberin. IV. Taxonomic studies on the tuberin producing organism, Streptomyces amakusaensis. Journal of Antibiotics (Tokyo) Series A 1963; 16:207-210.

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Record number: 781446

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Species Streptomyces amakusaensis

Species ***Streptomyces* *amakusaensis***