Species ***Streptomyces* *fumigatiscleroticus***

Name: Streptomyces fumigatiscleroticus (ex Pridham 1970) Goodfellow et al. 1986

Category: Species

Proposed as: nom. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: fu.mi.ga.ti.scle.ro’ti.cus. L. masc. perf. part. fumigatus, smoked; N.L. neut. n. sclerotium, sclerotium; N.L. masc. adj. fumigatiscleroticus, smoked sclerotium, referring to smoke color and ability to form sclerotia

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: strep-TO-my-kes fu-mi-ga-ti-skle-RO-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 19345; BCRC 12344; CBS 639.66; CCRC 12344; CMI 117720; DSM 43154; IFO 12999; JCM 3101; KCC 3101; KCC A-101; NBRC 12999; NCIB 11004; NCIMB 11004; NRRL B-3856; RIA 884

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB184248 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Goodfellow M, Williams ST, Alderson G. Transfer of Chainia species to the genus Streptomyces with emended description of species. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1986; 8:55-60. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 22. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1986; 36:573-576.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Streptomyces fumigatiscleroticus" Pridham 1970	homotypic synonym, not validly published
Chainia fumigata Thirumalachar et al. 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

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 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.
- 🧍 The KCC number of the type strain of Streptomyces fumigatiscleroticus (ex Pridham 1970) Goodfellow et al. 1986 is incorrectly cited by the authors that proposed this nomen revictum as KCC 3101 (sic). Publication: Euzeby JP, Kudo T. Corrigenda to the validation lists. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1933-1938. 🇫🇷

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

Assigned by: Goodfellow M, Williams ST, Alderson G. Transfer of Chainia species to the genus Streptomyces with emended description of species. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1986; 8:55-60. 🇬🇧

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Species Streptomyces fumigatiscleroticus

Species ***Streptomyces* *fumigatiscleroticus***