Name: Streptomyces hygroscopicus subsp. decoyicus Vavra et al. 1959 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: de.co’yi.cus. N.L. neut. n. decoyininum, decoyinine, name of an antibiotic; L. masc. adj. suff. -icus, suffix used with the sense of belonging to; N.L. masc. adj. decoyicus, intended to mean possessing decoyinine

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CIP 106836; DSM 41427; IFO 13977; JCM 4550; NBRC 13977; NCIB 10502; NCIB 9752; NCIMB 10502; NCIMB 9752; NRRL 2666

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16S rRNA gene: AB184557 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Vavra JJ, Dietz A, Churchill BW, Siminoff P, Koepsell HJ. Psicofuranine. III. Production and biological studies. Antibiot Chemother (Northfield) 1959; 9:427-431.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Streptomyces decoyicus (Vavra et al. 1959) Kumar and Goodfellow 2010

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Streptomyces decoyicus (Vavra et al. 1959) Kumar and Goodfellow 2010	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • ❗ Streptomyces hygroscopicus subsp. decoyicus is the correct name instead if this subspecies is regarded as a separate subspecies (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another subspecies whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate species Streptomyces hygroscopicus within a separate genus Streptomyces.
  • 😷 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.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of 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 hygroscopicus (Jensen 1931) Yüntsen et al. 1956 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Vavra JJ, Dietz A, Churchill BW, Siminoff P, Koepsell HJ. Psicofuranine. III. Production and biological studies. Antibiot Chemother (Northfield) 1959; 9:427-431.

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Record number: 781759