Species ***Streptomyces* *scabiei***

Name: Streptomyces scabiei corrig. (ex Thaxter 1891) Lambert and Loria 1989

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: sca.bi.e’i. L. gen. fem. n. scabiei, of mange, in reference to the ability to cause potato scab

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: strep-TO-my-kes ska-bi-E-i, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 49173; CIP 105438; DSM 41658; ICMP 12542; JCM 7914; RL-34

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB026199 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lambert DH, Loria R. Streptomyces scabies sp. nov., nom. rev. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:387-392. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Streptomyces scabies" (Thaxter 1891) Waksman and Henrici 1948	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
Streptomyces scabies (ex Thaxter 1891) Lambert and Loria 1989	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

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, note = "PP". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "p". — 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 82 times 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.
- 🧍 Plant pathogenic according to Bull et al. (2007). Publication: Bull CT, De Boer SH, Denny TP, Firrao G, Fischer Le Saux M, Saddler GS, Scortichini M, Stead DE, Takikawa Y. Comprehensive list of names of plant pathogenic bacteria, 1980-2007. Journal of Plant Pathology 2010; 92:551-592. 🇺🇸
- 🧍 Nom. rev. / nom. corrig.: IJSB 47:909; Streptomyces scabies (sic). Publication: Trüper HG, De' Clari L. Taxonomic note: Necessary correction of specific epithets formed as substantives (nouns) "in apposition". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:908-909. 🇩🇪
- 🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet, scabies (sic), has been corrected by Trüper and De' Clari 1997. Publication: Trüper HG, De' Clari L. Taxonomic note: Necessary correction of specific epithets formed as substantives (nouns) "in apposition". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:908-909. 🇩🇪

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

Assigned by: Lambert DH, Loria R. Streptomyces scabies sp. nov., nom. rev. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:387-392. 🇺🇸

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Species Streptomyces scabiei

Species ***Streptomyces* *scabiei***