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

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: ru’fus. L. masc. adj. rufus, red, reddish

Pronunciation, gender: RU-fus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 23731; CMI 130779; DSM 41230; IFO 15424; JCM 4325; LMG 20087; NBRC 15424; NCIB 10976; NCIMB 10976; NRRL B-3445; VKM Ac-600

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16S rRNA gene: AJ781351 Analyse FASTA

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: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Streptomyces platensis Tresner and Backus 1956 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Streptomyces platensis Tresner and Backus 1956 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Streptomyces hygroscopicus subsp. glebosus Ohmori et al. 1962 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Streptomyces glebosus" (Ohmori et al. 1962) Rong and Huang 2012	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5187-5189.
  • ❗ Streptomyces libani subsp. rufus 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 libani within a separate genus Streptomyces.
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.19759 (N = 11).
  • 😷 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 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: 781806