Species ***Streptomyces* *erringtonii***

Name: Streptomyces erringtonii Santhanam et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: er.ring.to’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. erringtonii, of Errington, named after Jeff Errington in recognition of his invaluable contributions to the biology of Gram-positive bacteria

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … er-rin͡g-TO-ni-i, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 4.7016; DSM 42088; I36; KACC 15424

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: HE573871 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Santhanam R, Rong X, Huang Y, Goodfellow M. Streptomyces erringtonii sp. nov. and Streptomyces kaempferi sp. nov., isolated from a hay meadow soil. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2013; 103:79-87. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 151. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1577-1580.

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 1 time 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: Santhanam R, Rong X, Huang Y, Goodfellow M. Streptomyces erringtonii sp. nov. and Streptomyces kaempferi sp. nov., isolated from a hay meadow soil. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2013; 103:79-87. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 790553

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Species Streptomyces erringtonii

Species ***Streptomyces* *erringtonii***