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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Streptomyces pactus

Name: Streptomyces pactus corrig. Bhuyan et al. 1962 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pac’tus. L. masc. part. adj. pactus, settled, referring to the compactness of the coiled chains of spores (sic)

Pronunciation, gender: PAK-tus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 27456; BCRC 12076; CBS 461.69; CBS 734.72; CCRC 12076; CGMCC 4.1443; DSM 40530; DSM 41250; IFO 13433; IMET 43357; JCM 4288; JCM 4809; KCTC 9165; LMG 19357; NBRC 13433; NCIB 9445; NCIMB 9445; NRRL 2939; NRRL ISP-5530; RIA 1394; VKM Ac-1911

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16S rRNA gene: EF654095 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Bhuyan BK, Dietz A, Smith CG. Pactamycin, a new antitumor antibiotic. I. Discovery and biological properties. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 1962; 1961:184-190.

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)

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

Assigned by: Bhuyan BK, Dietz A, Smith CG. Pactamycin, a new antitumor antibiotic. I. Discovery and biological properties. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 1962; 1961:184-190.

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Record number: 37068
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