Species Streptomyces galilaeus

Name: Streptomyces galilaeus Ettlinger et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ga.li.lae’us. N.L. masc. adj. galilaeus, of or belonging to Galilee, a Province in Palestine, apparently the source of the soil (Newi Yusha, Israel) from which the organism was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: strep-TO-my-kes ga-li-LA͡E-us, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 14969; BCRC 11828; CBS 701.72; CCRC 11828; CCT 4839; CGMCC 4.1320; DSM 40481; IFO 13400; JCM 4231; JCM 4757; KCTC 1921; NBRC 13400; NRRL 2722; NRRL ISP-5481; RIA 1361; VKM Ac-729

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB045878 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Ettlinger L, Corbaz R, Hütter R. Zur Systematik der Actinomyceten. 4. Eine arteinteilung der gattung Streptomyces Waksman et Henrici. Archiv für Mikrobiologie 1958; 31:326-358.

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: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Streptomyces bobili (Waksman and Curtis 1916) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Actinomyces bobili" Waksman and Curtis 1916	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Streptomyces bobiliae corrig. (Waksman and Curtis 1916) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, inappropriate correction
Streptomyces bobili (Waksman and Curtis 1916) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Saygin et al. (2020), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Actinomyces bobili" Waksman and Curtis 1916. Publication: Saygin H, Ay H, Guven K, Cetin D, Sahin N. Streptomyces cahuitamycinicus sp. nov., isolated from desert soil and reclassification of Streptomyces galilaeus as a later heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces bobili. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2750-2759. 🇹🇷
- ⏲ According to Saygin et al. (2020), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces bobili (Waksman and Curtis 1916) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Saygin H, Ay H, Guven K, Cetin D, Sahin N. Streptomyces cahuitamycinicus sp. nov., isolated from desert soil and reclassification of Streptomyces galilaeus as a later heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces bobili. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2750-2759. 🇹🇷
- ⏲ According to Saygin et al. (2020), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces bobiliae corrig. (Waksman and Curtis 1916) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Saygin H, Ay H, Guven K, Cetin D, Sahin N. Streptomyces cahuitamycinicus sp. nov., isolated from desert soil and reclassification of Streptomyces galilaeus as a later heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces bobili. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2750-2759. 🇹🇷
- 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4050-4060.
- ❗ Streptomyces galilaeus is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Streptomyces.
- 😷 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 75 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of 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: Ettlinger L, Corbaz R, Hütter R. Zur Systematik der Actinomyceten. 4. Eine arteinteilung der gattung Streptomyces Waksman et Henrici. Archiv für Mikrobiologie 1958; 31:326-358.

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Species Streptomyces galilaeus