Species Streptomyces pharetrae

Name: Streptomyces pharetrae Le Roes and Meyers 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pha.re’trae. Gr. fem. n. pharetra, meaning quiver [container for arrows]; L. gen. fem. n. pharetrae, isolated from soil taken from the base of a Giant quiver tree [Aloe pillansii]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: strep-TO-my-kes p^ha-RE-tra͡e, masculine

Type strain: DSM 41856; JCM 13860; NRRL B-24333; Strain CZA14

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY699792 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: le Roes M, Meyers PR. Streptomyces pharetrae sp. nov., isolated from soil from the semi-arid Karoo region. Syst Appl Microbiol 2005; 28:488-493. 🇿🇦

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 106. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2235-2238.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Streptomyces glaucescens (Preobrazhenskaya 1957) Pridham et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Actinomyces glaucescens" Preobrazhenskaya 1957	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Streptomyces glaucescens (Preobrazhenskaya 1957) Pridham et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Madhaiyan et al. (2020), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Actinomyces glaucescens" Preobrazhenskaya 1957. Publication: Madhaiyan M, Saravanan VS, See-Too WS. Genome-based analyses reveal the presence of 12 heterotypic synonyms in the genus Streptomyces and emended descriptions of Streptomyces bottropensis, Streptomyces cellulo fl avus, Streptomyces fulvissimus, Streptomyces glaucescens, Streptomyces murinus, and Streptomyces variegatus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3924-3929. 🇮🇳
- ⏲ According to Madhaiyan et al. (2020), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces glaucescens (Preobrazhenskaya 1957) Pridham et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Madhaiyan M, Saravanan VS, See-Too WS. Genome-based analyses reveal the presence of 12 heterotypic synonyms in the genus Streptomyces and emended descriptions of Streptomyces bottropensis, Streptomyces cellulo fl avus, Streptomyces fulvissimus, Streptomyces glaucescens, Streptomyces murinus, and Streptomyces variegatus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3924-3929. 🇮🇳
- ❗ Streptomyces pharetrae is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Streptomyces.
- 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
- 🧍 In the abstract of the effective publication, the strain NRRL B-24333 is erroneously cited as NRRL 24333. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 106. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2235-2238.

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

Assigned by: le Roes M, Meyers PR. Streptomyces pharetrae sp. nov., isolated from soil from the semi-arid Karoo region. Syst Appl Microbiol 2005; 28:488-493. 🇿🇦

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Species Streptomyces pharetrae