Species ***Streptomyces* *chartreusis***

Name: Streptomyces chartreusis Leach et al. 1953 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: char.treu.sis. N.L. neut. n. chartreusum, a Carthusian monastery famed for a sweet yellow liqueur, hence the color "chartreuse" (from French n. chartreuse); N.L. masc. adj. chartreusis, yellow, referring to color of the diffusible pigment formed by the organism

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 14922; ATCC 19738; BCRC 13673; CBS 476.68; CCRC 13673; CCT 5005; CGMCC 4.1639; DSM 40085; IFO 12753; JCM 4570; KCTC 9704; NBRC 12753; NRRL 2287; NRRL ISP-5085; RIA 1018; UNIQEM 126; VKM Ac-1721

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16S rRNA gene: AB184839 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Leach BE, Calhoun KM, Johnson LE, Teeters CM, Jackson WG. Chartreusin, a new antibiotic produced by Streptomyces chartreusis a new species. Journal of the American Chemical Society 1953; 75:4011-4012.

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

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 62 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

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

Assigned by: Leach BE, Calhoun KM, Johnson LE, Teeters CM, Jackson WG. Chartreusin, a new antibiotic produced by Streptomyces chartreusis a new species. Journal of the American Chemical Society 1953; 75:4011-4012.

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Record number: 781540

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Species Streptomyces chartreusis

Species ***Streptomyces* *chartreusis***