Species ***Streptomyces* *atratus***

Name: Streptomyces atratus Shibata et al. 1962 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.tra’tus. L. masc. adj. atratus, clothed in black

Pronunciation, gender: a-TRA-tus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 14046; CGMCC 4.1632; DSM 41673; IFO 3897; JCM 3386; NBRC 3897; NRRL B-16927

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB184811 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Shibata M, Higashide E, Yamamoto H, Nakazawa K. Studies on Streptomycetes. Part I. Streptomyces atratus nov. sp., producing new antituberculous antibiotics rugomycin A and B. Agricultural and Biological Chemistry 1962; 26:228-233.

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 34 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: Shibata M, Higashide E, Yamamoto H, Nakazawa K. Studies on Streptomycetes. Part I. Streptomyces atratus nov. sp., producing new antituberculous antibiotics rugomycin A and B. Agricultural and Biological Chemistry 1962; 26:228-233.

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Record number: 781464

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Species Streptomyces atratus

Species ***Streptomyces* *atratus***