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Species Streptomyces chromofuscus

Name: Streptomyces chromofuscus (Preobrazhenskaya et al. 1957) Pridham et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: "Actinomyces chromofuscus" Preobrazhenskaya et al. 1957

Etymology: chro.mo.fus’cus. Gr. neut. n. chrôma, color; L. masc. adj. fuscus, dark, tawny; N.L. masc. adj. chromofuscus, dark or tawny colored

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: strep-TO-my-kes khro-mo-FUS-kus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 23896; CBS 682.68; CGMCC 4.1451; DSM 40273; IFO 12851; INA 13638/58; JCM 4354; LMG 19317; NBRC 12851; NRRL B-12175; NRRL ISP-5273; RIA 1191; VKM Ac-974

16S rRNA gene: AB184194 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Pridham TG, Hesseltine CW, Benedict RG. A guide for the classification of streptomycetes according to selected groups; placement of strains in morphological sections. Appl Microbiol 1958; 6:52-79.

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:
    • 😷 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 2026-08-13. 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 127 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 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: Pridham TG, Hesseltine CW, Benedict RG. A guide for the classification of streptomycetes according to selected groups; placement of strains in morphological sections. Appl Microbiol 1958; 6:52-79.

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Record number: 781545