Species ***Streptomyces* *muensis***

Name: Streptomyces muensis Ningthoujam et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mu.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. muensis, derived from the acronym MU for Manipur University, Canchipur, India where the type strain has been isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: strep-TO-my-kes mu-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: JCM 17576; KCTC 29124; MBRL 179

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: JN560155 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Ningthoujam DS, Nimaichand S, Ningombam D, Tamreihao K, Li L, Zhang YG, Cheng J, Liu MJ, Li WJ. Streptomyces muensis sp. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2013; 104:1135-1141. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 156. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:693-696.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Streptomyces canchipurensis Li et al. 2015	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Emendations:
- Wink et al. 2017 Wink J, Schumann P, Atasayar E, Klenk HP, Zaburannyi N, Westermann M, Martin K, Glaeser SP, Kampfer P. 'Streptomyces caelicus', an antibiotic-producing species of the genus Streptomyces, and Streptomyces canchipurensis Li et al. 2015 are later heterotypic synonyms of Streptomyces muensis Ningthoujam et al. 2014. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:548-556. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1621-1622.
  Notes:
  - 🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.

Notes:
- ⏰ According to Wink et al. (2017), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces canchipurensis Li et al. 2015. Publication: Wink J, Schumann P, Atasayar E, Klenk HP, Zaburannyi N, Westermann M, Martin K, Glaeser SP, Kampfer P. 'Streptomyces caelicus', an antibiotic-producing species of the genus Streptomyces, and Streptomyces canchipurensis Li et al. 2015 are later heterotypic synonyms of Streptomyces muensis Ningthoujam et al. 2014. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:548-556. 🇩🇪
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 2 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: Ningthoujam DS, Nimaichand S, Ningombam D, Tamreihao K, Li L, Zhang YG, Cheng J, Liu MJ, Li WJ. Streptomyces muensis sp. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2013; 104:1135-1141. 🇮🇳

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Species Streptomyces muensis

Species ***Streptomyces* *muensis***