Species ***Streptomyces* *chumphonensis***

Name: Streptomyces chumphonensis Phongsopitanun et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: chum.pho.nen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. chumphonensis, pertaining to Chumphon province in the southern part of Thailand, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: … k^hum-p^ho-NEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: JCM 18522; KK1-2; PCU 330; TISTR 2106

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB738400 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Phongsopitanun W, Thawai C, Suwanborirux K, Kudo T, Ohkuma M, Tanasupawat S. Streptomyces chumphonensis sp. nov., isolated from marine sediments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2605-2610. 🇹🇭

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3607-3609.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 😷 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 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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: Phongsopitanun W, Thawai C, Suwanborirux K, Kudo T, Ohkuma M, Tanasupawat S. Streptomyces chumphonensis sp. nov., isolated from marine sediments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2605-2610. 🇹🇭

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Record number: 792007

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Species Streptomyces chumphonensis

Species ***Streptomyces* *chumphonensis***