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Species Streptomyces pluripotens

Name: Streptomyces pluripotens Lee et al. 2014

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: plu.ri’po.tens. L. masc./fem. pl. adj. plures, several; L. pres. part. potens, able; N.L. masc. part. adj. pluripotens, having several abilities, referring to the ability of the type strain to kill several pathogens

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: strep-TO-my-kes plu-RI-po-tens, masculine

Type strain: DSM 42140; MCCC 1K00252; MUSC 135

16S rRNA gene: KF195922 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Lee LH, Zainal N, Azman AS, Eng SK, Ab Mutalib NS, Yin WF, Chan KG. Streptomyces pluripotens sp. nov., a bacteriocin-producing streptomycete that inhibits meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3297-3306. 🇦🇺

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3923-3925.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

  • Emendations:
    • Nouioui et al. 2018 Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.
  • Notes:
    • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.00041 (N = 4).
    • 😷 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 4 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: Lee LH, Zainal N, Azman AS, Eng SK, Ab Mutalib NS, Yin WF, Chan KG. Streptomyces pluripotens sp. nov., a bacteriocin-producing streptomycete that inhibits meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3297-3306. 🇦🇺

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Record number: 792116