Species ***Streptomyces* *mauvecolor***

Name: Streptomyces mauvecolor Okami and Umezawa 1961 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mau.ve’co.lor. L. fem. n. malva, mallow, a plant with violet-colored petals, hence French mauve; L. masc. n. color, color; N.L. masc. n. mauvecolor, mauve colored [probably better: malvicolor]

Pronunciation, gender: ma͡u-WE-ko-lor, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 29835; CGMCC 4.1997; DSM 41702; IFO 13854; JCM 5002; NBRC 13854

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB184532 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Murase M, Hikiji T, Nitta K, Okami Y, Takeuchi T, Umezawa H. Peptimycin, a product of Streptomyces exhibiting apparent inhibition against Ehrlich carcinoma. Journal of Antibiotics (Tokyo) Series A 1961; 14:113-118.

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: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Okami and Umezawa) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Murase et al.).
- 😷 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 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.
- 🧍 On the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names and on the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names (Amended Edition), "Okami and Umezawa 1961" is cited as "Okami and Umezawa 1960", and "Journal of Antibiotics (Tokyo) Series A, 1961, 14, 113-118" is cited as "Journal of Antibiotics (Tokyo) Series A, 1960, 14, 113-118". Publication: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

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

Assigned by: Murase M, Hikiji T, Nitta K, Okami Y, Takeuchi T, Umezawa H. Peptimycin, a product of Streptomyces exhibiting apparent inhibition against Ehrlich carcinoma. Journal of Antibiotics (Tokyo) Series A 1961; 14:113-118.

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Record number: 781846

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Species Streptomyces mauvecolor

Species ***Streptomyces* *mauvecolor***