Etymology:spe.i’bo.nae.L. fem. n.spes (gen. spei), hope; L. masc. adj.bonus, good; N.L. gen. fem. n.speibonae, of good hope, to indicate Cape Town, the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, the geographical location from which the type strain was isolated
Valid publication:
Meyers PR, Porter DS, Omorogie C, Pule JM, Kwetane T. Streptomyces speibonae sp. nov., a novel streptomycete with blue substrate mycelium isolated from South African soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:801-805. 🇿🇦
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1221-1222.
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 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 6 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.