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Species Streptomyces spectabilis

Name: Streptomyces spectabilis Mason et al. 1961 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: spec.ta’bi.lis. L. masc. adj. spectabilis, visible, notable, remarkable

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: strep-TO-my-kes spek-TA-bi-lis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 27465; BCRC 12648; CBS 725.72; CCRC 12648; CECT 3146; DSM 40512; IFO 13424; IFO 15441; JCM 4308; JCM 4832; KCTC 9218; LMG 5986; NBRC 13424; NBRC 15441; NCIB 9733; NCIMB 9733; NRRL 2494; NRRL ISP-5512; RIA 1385

16S rRNA gene: AB184393 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Mason DJ, Dietz A, Smith RM. Actinospectacin, a new antibiotic. I. Discovery and biological properties. Antibiot Chemother (Northfield) 1961; 11:118-122.

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 2026-08-13. 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 55 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.

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

Assigned by: Mason DJ, Dietz A, Smith RM. Actinospectacin, a new antibiotic. I. Discovery and biological properties. Antibiot Chemother (Northfield) 1961; 11:118-122.

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Record number: 782038