Species ***Streptomyces* *castelarensis***

Name: Streptomyces castelarensis (Cercós 1954) Kumar and Goodfellow 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Streptomyces rutgersensis subsp. castelarensis corrig. Cercós 1954 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: cas.te.la.ren’sis. N.L. masc. adj. castelarensis, from Castelar, Argentina, the source of the organism

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: strep-TO-my-kes kas-te-la-REN-sis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 15191; BCRC 11879; CBS 309.55; CCRC 11879; DSM 40830; IFO 15875; INA R-43; JCM 4978; NBRC 15875; RIA 851; VKM Ac-832

16S rRNA gene: AB184709 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kumar Y, Goodfellow M. Five new members of the Streptomyces violaceusniger 16S rRNA gene clade: Streptomyces castelarensis sp. nov., comb. nov., Streptomyces himastatinicus sp. nov., Streptomyces mordarskii sp. nov., Streptomyces rapamycinicus sp. nov. and Streptomyces ruanii sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1369-1378. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1995-1996.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Streptomyces rutgersensis subsp. castelarensis corrig. Cercós 1954 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
Streptomyces rutgersensis subsp. castelarense Cercós 1954 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling, distinct rank

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Komaki and Tamura (2020), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces antimycoticus Waksman 1957 (Approved Lists 1980) but this is in conflict with the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Publication: Komaki H, Tamura T. Reclassification of Streptomyces castelarensis and Streptomyces sporoclivatus as later heterotypic synonyms of Streptomyces antimycoticus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1099-1105. 🇯🇵
- 🏢 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 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2967-2971.
- 😷 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 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 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: Kumar Y, Goodfellow M. Five new members of the Streptomyces violaceusniger 16S rRNA gene clade: Streptomyces castelarensis sp. nov., comb. nov., Streptomyces himastatinicus sp. nov., Streptomyces mordarskii sp. nov., Streptomyces rapamycinicus sp. nov. and Streptomyces ruanii sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1369-1378. 🇬🇧

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Species Streptomyces castelarensis

Species ***Streptomyces* *castelarensis***