Species "Streptomyces orientalis"

Name: "Streptomyces orientalis" Pittenger and Brigham 1956

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o.ri.en.ta’lis. L. masc. adj. orientalis, of or belonging to the East, Eastern, Oriental

Pronunciation, gender: o-ri-en-TA-lis, masculine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 19795; CIP 107113; DSM 40040; IFO 12806; ISP 5040; JCM 4235; JCM 4600; NBRC 12806; NRRL 2450; UNIQEM 181; VKM Ac-866

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16S rRNA gene: D86935 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Brigham RB, Pittenger RC. Streptomyces orientalis, n. sp., the source of vancomycin. Antibiot Chemother (Northfield) 1956; 6:642-647.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Amycolatopsis orientalis (Pittenger and Brigham 1956) Lechevalier et al. 1986

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Nocardia orientalis (Pittenger and Brigham 1956) Pridham and Lyons 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Amycolatopsis orientalis (Pittenger and Brigham 1956) Lechevalier et al. 1986	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 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.

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

Assigned by: Brigham RB, Pittenger RC. Streptomyces orientalis, n. sp., the source of vancomycin. Antibiot Chemother (Northfield) 1956; 6:642-647.

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Record number: 3945

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Species "Streptomyces orientalis"