Species ***Streptomyces* *decoyicus***

Name: Streptomyces decoyicus (Vavra et al. 1959) Kumar and Goodfellow 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Streptomyces hygroscopicus subsp. decoyicus Vavra et al. 1959 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: de.co’yi.cus. N.L. neut. n. decoyininum, decoyinine, an antibiotic; L. masc. adj. suff. -icus, adjectival suffix used with various meanings; N.L. masc. adj. decoyicus, related to decoyinine, referring to the ability of the organism to produce decoyinine (sic)

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CIP 106836; DSM 41427; IFO 13977; JCM 4550; NBRC 13977; NCIB 10502; NCIB 9752; NCIMB 10502; NCIMB 9752; NRRL 2666

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB184557 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kumar Y, Goodfellow M. Reclassification of Streptomyces hygroscopicus strains as Streptomyces aldersoniae sp. nov., Streptomyces angustmyceticus sp. nov., comb. nov., Streptomyces ascomycinicus sp. nov., Streptomyces decoyicus sp. nov., comb. nov., Streptomyces milbemycinicus sp. nov. and Streptomyces wellingtoniae sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:769-775. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1480-1481.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Streptomyces hygroscopicus subsp. decoyicus Vavra et al. 1959 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

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 4 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. Reclassification of Streptomyces hygroscopicus strains as Streptomyces aldersoniae sp. nov., Streptomyces angustmyceticus sp. nov., comb. nov., Streptomyces ascomycinicus sp. nov., Streptomyces decoyicus sp. nov., comb. nov., Streptomyces milbemycinicus sp. nov. and Streptomyces wellingtoniae sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:769-775. 🇬🇧

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Species Streptomyces decoyicus

Species ***Streptomyces* *decoyicus***