Name: Streptomyces libani subsp. libani Baldacci and Grein 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: li.ba.ni. L. gen. masc. n. libani, of Lebanon, the source of the soil from which the organism was isolated

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 23732; CBS 753.72; DSM 40555; DSM 41227; IFO 13452; JCM 4322; JCM 4781; KCTC 9113; NBRC 13452; NCAIM B.01474; NCIB 11012; NCIMB 11012; NRRL B-3446; NRRL ISP-5555; RIA 1413; VKM Ac-1905

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Effective publication: Baldacci E, Grein A. Streptomyces avellaneus and Streptomyces libani: two new species characterized by a hazel-nut brown (avellaneus) aerial mycelium. Giornale di Microbiologia 1966; 14:185-198.

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: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🙋 This subspecies could be automatically created (rule 40d) by the valid publication of Streptomyces libani subsp. rufus Baldacci and Grein 1966 (Approved Lists 1980) but an explicit description was also provided. Publication: Baldacci E, Grein A. Streptomyces avellaneus and Streptomyces libani: two new species characterized by a hazel-nut brown (avellaneus) aerial mycelium. Giornale di Microbiologia 1966; 14:185-198.
  • 😷 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 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 libani Baldacci and Grein 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Baldacci E, Grein A. Streptomyces avellaneus and Streptomyces libani: two new species characterized by a hazel-nut brown (avellaneus) aerial mycelium. Giornale di Microbiologia 1966; 14:185-198.

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Record number: 781805