Species ***Streptomyces* *capillispiralis***

Name: Streptomyces capillispiralis Mertz and Higgens 1982

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ca.pil.li.spi.ra.lis. L. masc. n. capillus, hair; L. masc./fem. adj. spiralis, spiral or spiraled; from Gr. fem. n. speîra, a coil; N.L. masc. adj. capillispiralis, hairy spiraled

Gender: masculine

Type strain: A49492; DSM 41695; IFO 14222; JCM 5075; KCTC 1719; NBRC 14222; NCIMB 12832; NRRL 12279

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16S rRNA gene: AB184577 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Mertz FP, Higgens CE. Streptomyces capillispiralis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:116-124.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

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 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

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

Assigned by: Mertz FP, Higgens CE. Streptomyces capillispiralis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:116-124.

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Record number: 781522

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Species Streptomyces capillispiralis

Species ***Streptomyces* *capillispiralis***