Species ***Streptomyces* *thermoalcalitolerans***

Name: Streptomyces thermoalcalitolerans Kim et al. 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ther.mo.al.ca.li.to’le.rans. Gr. fem. adj. thermê, heat; N.L. neut. n. alcali, alcali (from Arabic article al, the; Arabic n. qaliy, ashes of saltwort) (indeclinable); L. pres. part. tolerans, tolerating, enduring; N.L. masc. part. adj. thermoalcalitolerans, thermophilic alkali-tolerating

Pronunciation, gender: t^her-mo-al-ka-li-TO-le-rans, masculine

Type strain: DSM 41741; IFO 16322; JCM 10673; NBRC 16322; TA56

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB249909 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kim B, Sahin N, Minnikin DE, Zakrzewska-Czerwinska J, Mordarski M, Goodfellow M. Classification of thermophilic streptomycetes, including the description of Streptomyces thermoalcalitolerans sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:7-17.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:343-344.

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 2 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: Kim B, Sahin N, Minnikin DE, Zakrzewska-Czerwinska J, Mordarski M, Goodfellow M. Classification of thermophilic streptomycetes, including the description of Streptomyces thermoalcalitolerans sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:7-17.

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Record number: 782066

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Species Streptomyces thermoalcalitolerans

Species ***Streptomyces* *thermoalcalitolerans***