Species ***Streptomyces* *pulveraceus***

Name: Streptomyces pulveraceus Shibata et al. 1961 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pul.ve.ra’ce.us. L. masc. n. pulvis (gen. pulveris), powder; N.L. masc. adj. pulveraceus, powdery

Pronunciation, gender: pul-we-RA-ke-us, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 13875; CGMCC 4.1928; DSM 41657; IFO 3855; JCM 7545; KCTC 9766; NBRC 3855

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB184806 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Shibata M, Higashide E, Kanzaki T, Yamamoto H, Nakazawa K. Studies on Streptomycetes Part I: Streptomyces pulveraceus nov. sp., producing new antibiotics zygomycin A and B. Agricultural and Biological Chemistry 1961; 25:171-175.

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 13 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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: Shibata M, Higashide E, Kanzaki T, Yamamoto H, Nakazawa K. Studies on Streptomycetes Part I: Streptomyces pulveraceus nov. sp., producing new antibiotics zygomycin A and B. Agricultural and Biological Chemistry 1961; 25:171-175.

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Record number: 781957

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Species Streptomyces pulveraceus

Species ***Streptomyces* *pulveraceus***