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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Streptomyces cavernae

Name: Streptomyces cavernae Fang et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ca.ver’nae. L. gen. fem. n. cavernae, of a cave, referring to the habitat from which the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ka-WER-na͡e, masculine

Type strain: DSM 104115; KCTC 39850; SYSU K10008

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MH553382 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Fang BZ, Han MX, Jiao JY, Xie YG, Zhang XT, Liu L, Zhang ZT, Xiao M, Li WJ. Streptomyces cavernae sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from a karst cave sediment sample. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:120-125. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2167-2173.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

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

Assigned by: Fang BZ, Han MX, Jiao JY, Xie YG, Zhang XT, Liu L, Zhang ZT, Xiao M, Li WJ. Streptomyces cavernae sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from a karst cave sediment sample. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:120-125. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 5701
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