Species Streptomyces polyrhachis

Name: Streptomyces polyrhachis corrig. Yu et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: po.ly.rha’chis. N.L. gen. fem. n. polyrhachis, a generic name of insect, referring to the isolation of the strain from Polyrhachis vicina Roger

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: strep-TO-my-kes po-ly-RHA-khis, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 4.7094; DSM 42102; NEAU ycm1

16S rRNA gene: KC139399 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Yu C, Liu C, Wang X, Zhao J, Yang L, Gao R, Zhang Y, Xiang W. Streptomyces polyrhachii sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from an edible Chinese black ant (Polyrhachis vicina Roger). Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2013; 104:1013-1019. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 230. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7224.

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: Yu C, Liu C, Wang X, Zhao J, Yang L, Gao R, Zhang Y, Xiang W. Streptomyces polyrhachii sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from an edible Chinese black ant (Polyrhachis vicina Roger). Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2013; 104:1013-1019. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 73193

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