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Species Streptomyces synnematoformans

Name: Streptomyces synnematoformans Hozzein and Goodfellow 2007

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: syn.ne.ma.to.for’mans. Gr. prep. syn, in company with, together with; Gr. neut. n. nêma, thread; N.L. neut. n. synnema, threads wrapping together; L. pres. part. formans, forming; N.L. masc. part. adj. synnematoformans, synnemata-forming, referring to the ability of the organism to form synnemata

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: strep-TO-my-kes syn-ne-ma-to-FOR-mans, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 4.2055; DSM 41902; JCM 15481; S155

16S rRNA gene: EF121313 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Hozzein WN, Goodfellow M. Streptomyces synnematoformans sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from a sand dune soil in Egypt. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2009-2013. 🇪🇬

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2727-2728.

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 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 2 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: Hozzein WN, Goodfellow M. Streptomyces synnematoformans sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from a sand dune soil in Egypt. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2009-2013. 🇪🇬

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Record number: 786687