Species ***Streptomyces* *caelestis***

Name: Streptomyces caelestis De Boer et al. 1955 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: cae.les’tis. L. masc. adj. caelestis, of the sky, heavenly (referring to the blue color of the aerial mycelium and spores)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ka͡e-LES-tis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 14924; ATCC 15084; ATCC 19733; BCRC 13685; CBS 472.68; CBS 967.70; CCRC 13685; CGMCC 4.1688; DSM 40084; IFO 12749; IMET 43502; JCM 4218; JCM 4566; LMG 5970; NBRC 12749; NCIB 9751; NCIMB 9751; NRRL 2418; RIA 1014; SP 5084; VKM Ac-1822

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X80824 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: De Boer C, Dietz A, Wilkins JR, Lewis CN, Savage GM. Celesticetin - a new crystalline antibiotic. I. Biologic studies of celesticetin. Antibiotics Annual 1955; 1954:831-841.

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 15 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: De Boer C, Dietz A, Wilkins JR, Lewis CN, Savage GM. Celesticetin - a new crystalline antibiotic. I. Biologic studies of celesticetin. Antibiotics Annual 1955; 1954:831-841.

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Record number: 781507

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Species Streptomyces caelestis

Species ***Streptomyces* *caelestis***