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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Streptomyces ortus

Name: Streptomyces ortus Williams et al. 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: or’tus. L. masc. part. adj. ortus, sunrise or risen, reflecting the deep-sea origins of the original isolate and the red colour that colonies display when grown on ISP2 media

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … OR-tus, masculine

Type strain: A15ISP2-DRY2; DSM 113116; NCIMB 15405

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: ON356021 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Williams SE, Back CR, Best E, Mantell J, Stach JEM, Williams TA, Race PR, Curnow P. Discovery and biosynthetic assessment of 'Streptomyces ortus' sp. nov. isolated from a deep-sea sponge. Microb Genom 2023; 9:0. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 215. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6173.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

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

Assigned by: Williams SE, Back CR, Best E, Mantell J, Stach JEM, Williams TA, Race PR, Curnow P. Discovery and biosynthetic assessment of 'Streptomyces ortus' sp. nov. isolated from a deep-sea sponge. Microb Genom 2023; 9:0. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 43755
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