Species Streptomyces rutgersensis

Name: Streptomyces rutgersensis (Waksman and Curtis 1916) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Actinomyces rutgersensis" Waksman and Curtis 1916

Etymology: rut.ger.sen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. rutgersensis, of or belonging to Rutgers, named for Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA.

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: strep-TO-my-kes rut-ger-SEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 19809; ATCC 3350; BCRC 13670; BCRC 13701; CBS 562.68; CCRC 13670; CCRC 13701; DSM 40077; HAMBI 1038; HUT 6069; IFM 1033; IFO 12819; IFO 3419; IFO 3727; IMET 43501; JCM 4082; JCM 4608; NBRC 12819; NBRC 3419; NBRC 3727; NRRL B-1256; NRRL B-2102; NRRL ISP-5077; RIA 1089; RIA 410; TCC 19809; UNIQEM 196; VKM Ac-1877

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB184170 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Waksman SA, Henrici AT. Family III. Streptomycetaceae Waksman and Henrici. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Hitchens AP (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 6th ed., The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1948, p. 929-980.

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: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Streptomyces diastaticus (Krainsky 1914) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Actinomyces gougerotii" corrig. Duché 1934	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
"Actinomyces diastaticus" Krainsky 1914	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Streptomyces gougeroti (Duché 1934) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
"Actinomyces rutgersensis" Waksman and Curtis 1916	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
"Actinomyces gougeroti" Duché 1934	heterotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
Streptomyces diastaticus (Krainsky 1914) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Streptomyces gougerotii corrig. (Duché 1934) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Komaki and Tamura (2020), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Actinomyces diastaticus" Krainsky 1914. Publication: Komaki H, Tamura T. Reclassification of Streptomyces diastaticus subsp. ardesiacus, Streptomyces gougerotii and Streptomyces rutgersensis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4291-4297. 🇯🇵
- ⏲ According to Komaki and Tamura (2020), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces diastaticus (Krainsky 1914) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Komaki H, Tamura T. Reclassification of Streptomyces diastaticus subsp. ardesiacus, Streptomyces gougerotii and Streptomyces rutgersensis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4291-4297. 🇯🇵
- 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5187-5189.
- ❗ Streptomyces rutgersensis 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 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". — 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 12 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.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 3

Child taxa:

Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
Streptomyces rutgersensis subsp. castelarense Cercós 1954 (Approved Lists 1980)	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
Streptomyces rutgersensis subsp. castelarensis corrig. Cercós 1954 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
Streptomyces rutgersensis subsp. rutgersensis (Waksman and Curtis 1916) Cercós 1954 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym

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

Assigned by: Waksman SA, Henrici AT. Family III. Streptomycetaceae Waksman and Henrici. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Hitchens AP (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 6th ed., The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1948, p. 929-980.

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Species Streptomyces rutgersensis