Species ***Streptomyces* *axinellae***

Name: Streptomyces axinellae Pimentel-Elardo et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.xi.nel’lae. N.L. gen. fem. n. axinellae, of Axinella, referring to the isolation of the type strain from the marine sponge Axinella polypoides

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-ksi-NEL-la͡e, masculine

Type strain: CIP 109838; DSM 41948; JCM 16373; Pol001

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU683612 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Pimentel-Elardo SM, Scheuermayer M, Kozytska S, Hentschel U. Streptomyces axinellae sp. nov., isolated from the Mediterranean sponge Axinella polypoides (Porifera). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1433-1437. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2131-2132.

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 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: Pimentel-Elardo SM, Scheuermayer M, Kozytska S, Hentschel U. Streptomyces axinellae sp. nov., isolated from the Mediterranean sponge Axinella polypoides (Porifera). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1433-1437. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 787923

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Species Streptomyces axinellae

Species ***Streptomyces* *axinellae***