Species ***Streptomyces* *tunisiensis***

Name: Streptomyces tunisiensis Slama et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: tu.ni.si.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. tunisiensis, pertaining to Tunisie the French name of Tunisia where the strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … tu-ni-si-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: CN 207; DSM 42037; JCM 17589

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: KF697135 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Slama N, Mankai H, Ayed A, Mezhoud K, Rauch C, Lazim H, Barkallah I, Gtari M, Limam F. Streptomyces tunisiensis sp. nov., a novel Streptomyces species with antibacterial activity. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 105:377-387. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 157. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1455-1458.

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 3 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: Slama N, Mankai H, Ayed A, Mezhoud K, Rauch C, Lazim H, Barkallah I, Gtari M, Limam F. Streptomyces tunisiensis sp. nov., a novel Streptomyces species with antibacterial activity. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 105:377-387. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 791788

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Species Streptomyces tunisiensis

Species ***Streptomyces* *tunisiensis***