Species ***Streptomyces* *tsukubensis***

Name: Streptomyces tsukubensis Muramatsu and Nagai 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: tsu.kub.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. tsukubensis, pertaining to Mt. Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, the origin of the soil sample from which the type strain was isolated

Gender: masculine

Type strain: 9993; DSM 42081; NBRC 108819; NBRC 108919

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB217600 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Muramatsu H, Nagai K. Streptomyces tsukubensis sp. nov., a producer of the immunosuppressant tacrolimus. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2013; 66:251-254.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 153. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3131-3134.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Streptomyces tsukubaensis" Tanaka et al. 1987	homotypic synonym, not validly published

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 5 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
- 🙆 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: Muramatsu H, Nagai K. Streptomyces tsukubensis sp. nov., a producer of the immunosuppressant tacrolimus. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2013; 66:251-254.

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Record number: 791055

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Species Streptomyces tsukubensis

Species ***Streptomyces* *tsukubensis***