Species ***Streptomyces* *koyangensis***

Name: Streptomyces koyangensis Lee et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ko.yang.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. koyangensis, pertaining to Koyang, Republic of Korea, the geographical origin of the type strain

Pronunciation, gender: … ko-yan͡g-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 41864; JCM 14915; KCCM 10555; NBRC 100598; VK-A60

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MG657244 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lee JY, Lee JY, Jung HW, Hwang BK. Streptomyces koyangensis sp. nov., a novel actinomycete that produces 4-phenyl-3-butenoic acid. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:257-262. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:987-991.

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 13 times 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: Lee JY, Lee JY, Jung HW, Hwang BK. Streptomyces koyangensis sp. nov., a novel actinomycete that produces 4-phenyl-3-butenoic acid. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:257-262. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 781783

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Species Streptomyces koyangensis

Species ***Streptomyces* *koyangensis***