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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Streptomyces cavernicola

Name: Streptomyces cavernicola Chamroensaksri et al. 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ca.ver.ni’co.la. L. fem. n. caverna, a cave; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, dweller; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, an inhabitant; N.L. masc./fem. n. cavernicola, a cave dweller, referring to the habitat from which the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ka-wer-NI-ko-la, masculine

Type strain: B-S-A6; NBRC 116118; TBRC 17074

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: OQ874712 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Chamroensaksri N, Muangham S, Suriyachadkun C, Phornsiricharoenphant W, Phongsopitanun W, Suetrong S, Tanasupawat S. Unveiling three novel actinobacterial species (Streptomyces cavernicola sp. nov., Streptomyces solicavernae sp. nov. and Streptomyces luteolus sp. nov.) in soil samples in Phu Pha Phet Cave, Thailand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6563. 🇹🇭

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6650.

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: Chamroensaksri N, Muangham S, Suriyachadkun C, Phornsiricharoenphant W, Phongsopitanun W, Suetrong S, Tanasupawat S. Unveiling three novel actinobacterial species (Streptomyces cavernicola sp. nov., Streptomyces solicavernae sp. nov. and Streptomyces luteolus sp. nov.) in soil samples in Phu Pha Phet Cave, Thailand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6563. 🇹🇭

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Record number: 55746
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