Species Streptomyces gougerotii

Name: Streptomyces gougerotii corrig. (Duché 1934) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Actinomyces gougeroti" Duché 1934

Etymology: gou.ge.ro’ti.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. gougerotii, of Gougerot, named for Professor Gougerot from whom the original culture was obtained

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: strep-TO-my-kes gou-ge-RO-ti-i, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 10975; ATCC 25455; BCRC 12105; CBS 422.34; CBS 688.69; CCRC 12105; DSM 40324; IFO 13043; IFO 3198; IMET 40289; JCM 4136; JCM 4478; NBRC 13043; NBRC 3198; NRRL B-1344; NRRL B-1903; NRRL ISP-5324; RIA 1235; VKM Ac-713

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB184742 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Waksman SA, Henrici AT. Family III. Streptomycetaceae Waksman and Henrici. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Hitchens AP (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 6th ed., The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1948, p. 929-980.

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 diastaticus (Krainsky 1914) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Actinomyces gougerotii" corrig. Duché 1934	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
"Actinomyces diastaticus" Krainsky 1914	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Streptomyces gougeroti (Duché 1934) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
"Actinomyces rutgersensis" Waksman and Curtis 1916	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
"Actinomyces gougeroti" Duché 1934	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
Streptomyces diastaticus (Krainsky 1914) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Streptomyces rutgersensis (Waksman and Curtis 1916) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Komaki and Tamura (2020), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Actinomyces diastaticus" Krainsky 1914. Publication: Komaki H, Tamura T. Reclassification of Streptomyces diastaticus subsp. ardesiacus, Streptomyces gougerotii and Streptomyces rutgersensis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4291-4297. 🇯🇵
- ⏲ According to Komaki and Tamura (2020), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces diastaticus (Krainsky 1914) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Komaki H, Tamura T. Reclassification of Streptomyces diastaticus subsp. ardesiacus, Streptomyces gougerotii and Streptomyces rutgersensis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4291-4297. 🇯🇵
- 🏢 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 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5187-5189.
- ❗ Streptomyces gougerotii 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 4 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: Waksman SA, Henrici AT. Family III. Streptomycetaceae Waksman and Henrici. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Hitchens AP (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 6th ed., The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1948, p. 929-980.

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Species Streptomyces gougerotii