Species ***Streptomyces* *longwoodensis***

Name: Streptomyces longwoodensis Prosser and Palleroni 1981

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: long.woo.den’sis. N.L. masc. adj. longwoodensis, of or belonging to Longwood, named after Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA.

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: strep-TO-my-kes lon͡g-woo-DEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 29251; BCRC 12034; CCRC 12034; DSM 41677; IFO 14251; JCM 4976; KCTC 9783; NBRC 14251; NRRL B-16923; Roche X-14537

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB184580 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Prosser BLT, Palleroni NJ. Streptomyces longwoodensis sp. nov.,. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1976; 26:319-322.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 7. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1981; 31:382-383.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Emendations:
- Nouioui et al. 2018 Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.

Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.00663 (N = 4).
- 😷 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 5 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.

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

Assigned by: Prosser BLT, Palleroni NJ. Streptomyces longwoodensis sp. nov.,. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1976; 26:319-322.

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Record number: 781822

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Species Streptomyces longwoodensis

Species ***Streptomyces* *longwoodensis***