Species ***Streptomyces* *subrutilus***

Name: Streptomyces subrutilus Arai et al. 1964 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sub.ru’ti.lus. L. masc. adj. subrutilus, reddish

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … sub-RU-ti-lus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 27467; BCRC 11921; CBS 689.72; CCRC 11921; CGMCC 4.1784; DSM 40445; IFM 1222; IFO 13388; JCM 4695; JCM 4834; KCTC 9045; NBRC 13388; NRRL B-12377; NRRL ISP-5445; RIA 1349; VKM Ac-1210

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X80825 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Arai T, Kuroda S, Yamagishi S, Katoh Y. A new hydroxystreptomycin source, Streptomyces subrutilus. Journal of Antibiotics (Tokyo) Series A 1964; 17:23-28.

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 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 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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: Arai T, Kuroda S, Yamagishi S, Katoh Y. A new hydroxystreptomycin source, Streptomyces subrutilus. Journal of Antibiotics (Tokyo) Series A 1964; 17:23-28.

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Record number: 782054

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Species Streptomyces subrutilus

Species ***Streptomyces* *subrutilus***