Name: Streptomyces antimycoticus subsp. mordarskii (Kumar and Goodfellow 2008) Komaki 2026

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Streptomyces mordarskii Kumar and Goodfellow 2008

Etymology: mor.dars’ki.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. mordarskii, of Mordarski, named in honour of Marian Mordarski for his many contributions to the biology of actinomycetes

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: strep-TO-my-kes an-ti-my-KO-ti-kus mor-DARS-ki-i, masculine

Type strain: CECT 3137; DSM 40771; DSM 42004; ETH 13081; IFO 3192; JCM 4140; JCM 5052; NBRC 3192; NRRL B-1346

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF408735 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Komaki H. Five new combinations and emended descriptions of two species related to subspecies in the genus Streptomyces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7056. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 76, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7121.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Streptomyces mordarskii Kumar and Goodfellow 2008	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this subspecies. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Streptomyces antimycoticus Waksman 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Komaki H. Five new combinations and emended descriptions of two species related to subspecies in the genus Streptomyces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7056. 🇯🇵

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