Species ***Streptomyces* *bobili***

Name: Streptomyces bobili (Waksman and Curtis 1916) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Actinomyces bobili" Waksman and Curtis 1916

Etymology: bo’bi.li. N.L. gen. masc. n. bobili, named for Bobili, the nickname of an individual

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: strep-TO-my-kes BO-bi-li, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 23889; ATCC 3310; BCRC 13671; CBS 419.34; CBS 675.68; CCRC 13671; CGMCC 4.1624; DSM 40056; HAMBI 1059; IFO 13199; IFO 16166; IMET 41372; JCM 4012; JCM 4627; NBRC 13199; NBRC 16166; NRRL B-1338; NRRL B-2097; NRRL ISP-5056; RIA 1116; VKM Ac-1756

16S rRNA gene: AB184328 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Waksman SA, Henrici AT. Family III. Streptomycetaceae Waksman and Henrici. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Hitchens AP (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 6th ed., The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1948, p. 929-980.

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

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Streptomyces galilaeus Ettlinger et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
"Actinomyces bobili" Waksman and Curtis 1916	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Streptomyces bobiliae corrig. (Waksman and Curtis 1916) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, inappropriate correction

Emendations:
- Saygin et al. 2020 Saygin H, Ay H, Guven K, Cetin D, Sahin N. Streptomyces cahuitamycinicus sp. nov., isolated from desert soil and reclassification of Streptomyces galilaeus as a later heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces bobili. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2750-2759. 🇹🇷 Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4050-4060.
  Notes:
  - 🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.

Notes:
- ⏰ According to Saygin et al. (2020), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces galilaeus Ettlinger et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Saygin H, Ay H, Guven K, Cetin D, Sahin N. Streptomyces cahuitamycinicus sp. nov., isolated from desert soil and reclassification of Streptomyces galilaeus as a later heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces bobili. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2750-2759. 🇹🇷
- 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4050-4060.
- 😷 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 2026-08-13. 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 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.

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

Assigned by: Waksman SA, Henrici AT. Family III. Streptomycetaceae Waksman and Henrici. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Hitchens AP (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 6th ed., The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1948, p. 929-980.

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Species Streptomyces bobili

Species ***Streptomyces* *bobili***