Species Streptomyces samsunensis

Name: Streptomyces samsunensis Sazak et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sam.su.nen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. samsunensis, of or belonging to Samsun, Turkey, the source of the organism

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … sam-su-NEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 42010; M1463; NRRL B-24803

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU077190 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Sazak A, Sahin N, Guven K, Isik K, Goodfellow M. Streptomyces samsunensis sp. nov., a member of the Streptomyces violaceusniger clade isolated from the rhizosphere of Robinia pseudoacacia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1309-1314. 🇹🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2027-2028.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Streptomyces malaysiensis subsp. samsunensis (Sazak et al. 2011) Komaki 2025

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Streptomyces malaysiensis subsp. samsunensis (Sazak et al. 2011) Komaki 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

Notes:
- ❗ Streptomyces samsunensis 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 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 9 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Streptomyces violaceusniger corrig. (Waksman and Curtis 1916) Pridham et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Pridham TG, Hesseltine CW, Benedict RG. A guide for the classification of streptomycetes according to selected groups; placement of strains in morphological sections. Appl Microbiol 1958; 6:52-79. Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
- 🙅 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.

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

Assigned by: Sazak A, Sahin N, Guven K, Isik K, Goodfellow M. Streptomyces samsunensis sp. nov., a member of the Streptomyces violaceusniger clade isolated from the rhizosphere of Robinia pseudoacacia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1309-1314. 🇹🇷

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Species Streptomyces samsunensis