Species "Actinomyces violatus"

Name: "Actinomyces violatus" Artamonova and Krassilnikov 1960

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: vi.o.la’tus. L. masc. part. adj. violatus, flavored with violet, referring to the color of the vegetative mycelium and diffusible pigment of the organism

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ak-ti-NO-my-kes wi-o-LA-tus, masculine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 15892; CBS 650.72; DSM 40209; IFO 13349; INMI 1205; JCM 4237; JCM 4851; NBRC 13349; NRRL B-2867; NRRL ISP-5209; RIA 708

16S rRNA gene: AJ399480 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Rautenshtein YI. Biology of Antibiotic-Producing Actinomycetes (in Russian). Transactions of the Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Science USSR 1960; 8:1-344.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Streptomyces violaceus (Rossi Doria 1891) Waksman 1953 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Streptotrix violacea" Rossi Doria 1891	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Streptomyces violaceus (Rossi Doria 1891) Waksman 1953 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
"Actinomyces janthinus" Artamonova and Krassilnikov 1960	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Streptomyces janthinus (Artamonova and Krassilnikov 1960) Pridham 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Streptomyces violatus (Artamonova and Krassilnikov 1960) Pridham 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Lanoot et al. (2002), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Streptotrix violacea" Rossi Doria 1891. Publication: Lanoot B, Vancanneyt M, Cleenwerck I, Wang L, Li W, Liu Z, Swings J. The search for synonyms among streptomycetes by using SDS-PAGE of whole-cell proteins. Emendation of the species Streptomyces aurantiacus, Streptomyces cacaoi subsp. cacaoi, Streptomyces caeruleus and Streptomyces violaceus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:823-829. 🇧🇪
- ⏲ According to Lanoot et al. (2002), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces violaceus (Rossi Doria 1891) Waksman 1953 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Lanoot B, Vancanneyt M, Cleenwerck I, Wang L, Li W, Liu Z, Swings J. The search for synonyms among streptomycetes by using SDS-PAGE of whole-cell proteins. Emendation of the species Streptomyces aurantiacus, Streptomyces cacaoi subsp. cacaoi, Streptomyces caeruleus and Streptomyces violaceus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:823-829. 🇧🇪
- 😷 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". — 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.

Parent taxon: Actinomyces Harz 1877 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Rautenshtein YI. Biology of Antibiotic-Producing Actinomycetes (in Russian). Transactions of the Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Science USSR 1960; 8:1-344.

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Record number: 4598

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Species "Actinomyces violatus"