Species ***Streptomyces* *prasinosporus***

Name: Streptomyces prasinosporus Tresner et al. 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pra.si.no’spo.rus. L. masc. adj. prasinus, green; Gr. fem. n. spora, a spore; N.L. masc. adj. prasinosporus, green-spored

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: strep-TO-my-kes pra-si-NO-spo-rus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 17918; CBS 720.72; CGMCC 4.1422; DSM 40506; IFO 13419; JCM 4816; LMG 19346; NBRC 13419; NRRL B-12431; NRRL ISP-5506; RIA 1380; VKM Ac-979

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16S rRNA gene: AB184390 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Tresner H, Hayes JA, Backus EJ. Streptomyces prasinosporus sp. nov. a new green-spored species. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1966; 16:161-169.

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)

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 1 time 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: Tresner H, Hayes JA, Backus EJ. Streptomyces prasinosporus sp. nov. a new green-spored species. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1966; 16:161-169.

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Species Streptomyces prasinosporus

Species ***Streptomyces* *prasinosporus***