Species ***Streptomyces* *shenzhenensis***

Name: Streptomyces shenzhenensis Hu et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: shenz.he.nen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. shenzhenensis, pertaining to Shenzhen, China, from where the strain was isolated [probably better: shenzhensis]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … s͡henz-he-NEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: 172115; CCTCC AA 2011001; DSM 42034

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HQ660226 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Hu H, Lin HP, Xie Q, Li L, Xie XQ, Sun M, Hong K. Streptomyces shenzhenensis sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from mangrove sediment. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2011; 100:631-637. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 148. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2549-2554.

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 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.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 7 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 2

Child taxa:

Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
"Streptomyces shenzhenensis subsp. oryzicola" Kaewkla et al. 2022	not validly published	preferred name
"Streptomyces shenzhenensis subsp. shenzhenensis" (Hu et al. 2012) Kaewkla et al. 2022	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: Streptomyces Waksman and Henrici 1943 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Hu H, Lin HP, Xie Q, Li L, Xie XQ, Sun M, Hong K. Streptomyces shenzhenensis sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from mangrove sediment. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2011; 100:631-637. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 789569

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Species Streptomyces shenzhenensis

Species ***Streptomyces* *shenzhenensis***