Name: Actinosporangium violaceus Krassilnikov and Yuan 1961 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ak-ti-no-spor-an-GI-um wi-o-LA-ke-us, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 15813; BCRC 12521; CCRC 12521; DSM 43350; IFM 1160; IFO 14887; IMET 43491; INMI 3180; JCM 3052; KCC 3052; KCC A-52; KCTC 9118; NBRC 14887; NRRL B-3457; NRRL B-3483; PCM 2310; RIA 655; VKM Ac-645

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB184628 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Krassilnikov NA, Yuan CS. Actinosporangium, a new genus of the family Actinoplanaceae. Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR Seriya Biologicheskaya 1961; 8:113-116.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Actinosporangium violaceum corrig. Krassilnikov and Yuan 1961 (Approved Lists 1980)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Streptomyces paradoxus Goodfellow et al. 1986	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Actinosporangium violaceum corrig. Krassilnikov and Yuan 1961 (Approved Lists 1980)	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 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 species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Actinosporangium Krassilnikov and Yuan 1961 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Krassilnikov NA, Yuan CS. Actinosporangium, a new genus of the family Actinoplanaceae. Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR Seriya Biologicheskaya 1961; 8:113-116.

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Record number: 16096