Species ***Streptomyces* *amphotericinicus***

Name: Streptomyces amphotericinicus Cao et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: am.pho.te.ri.ci’ni.cus. N.L. neut. n. amphotericinum, amphotericin, an antibiotic; L. masc. adj. suff. -icus, adjectival suffix used with various meaning; N.L. masc. adj. amphotericinicus, referring to the ability of the organism to produce amphotericin

Gender: masculine

Type strain: 1H-SSA8; CGMCC 4.7350; DSM 103128

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: KX777593 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Cao T, Mu S, Lu C, Zhao S, Li D, Yan K, Xiang W, Liu C. Streptomyces amphotericinicus sp. nov., an amphotericin-producing actinomycete isolated from the head of an ant (Camponotus japonicus Mayr). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4967-4973.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:695-697.

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 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 3 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: Cao T, Mu S, Lu C, Zhao S, Li D, Yan K, Xiang W, Liu C. Streptomyces amphotericinicus sp. nov., an amphotericin-producing actinomycete isolated from the head of an ant (Camponotus japonicus Mayr). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4967-4973.

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Record number: 796323

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Species Streptomyces amphotericinicus

Species ***Streptomyces* *amphotericinicus***