Species ***Streptomyces* *avermitilis***

Name: Streptomyces avermitilis (ex Burg et al. 1979) Kim and Goodfellow 2002

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: a.ver.mi’ti.lis. N.L. masc. adj. avermitilis, intended to mean avermectin producer

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: strep-TO-my-kes a-wer-MI-ti-lis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 31267; DSM 46492; IFO 14893; JCM 5070; MA-4680; NBRC 14893; NCIMB 12804; NRRL 8165

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF145223 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kim SB, Goodfellow M. Streptomyces avermitilis sp. nov., nom. rev., a taxonomic home for the avermectin-producing streptomycetes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:2011-2014. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:375-376.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Streptomyces avermectinius Takahashi et al. 2002	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.00464 (N = 6).
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 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 521 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙆 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.
- 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Nouioui et al. (2018). Publication: Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 🇩🇪

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

Assigned by: Kim SB, Goodfellow M. Streptomyces avermitilis sp. nov., nom. rev., a taxonomic home for the avermectin-producing streptomycetes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:2011-2014. 🇬🇧

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Species Streptomyces avermitilis

Species ***Streptomyces* *avermitilis***