Name: Saccharopolyspora erythraea corrig. (Waksman 1923) Labeda 1987

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Actinomyces erythreus" Waksman 1923

Etymology: e.ry.thrae.a. L. fem. adj. erythraea, reddish, referring to colony color

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 11635; CGMCC 4.1478; DSM 40517; HUT 6087; IAM 45; IFO 13426; ISP 5517; JCM 4026; JCM 4748; NBRC 13426; NRRL 2338; VKM Ac-1189

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16S rRNA gene: X53198 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Labeda DP. Transfer of the type strain of Streptomyces erythraeus (Waksman 1923) Waksman and Henrici 1948 to the genus Saccharopolyspora Lacey and Goodfellow 1975 as Saccharopolyspora erythraea sp. nov., and designation of a neotype strain for Streptomyces erythraeus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:19-22.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Streptomyces erythreus (Waksman 1923) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    Streptomyces erythraeus corrig. (Waksman 1923) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Actinomyces erythreus" Waksman 1923	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

• Emendations:
  • Nouioui et al. 2018 Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.00791 (N = 30).
  • 😷 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 337 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 Saccharopolyspora erythraea (Waksman 1923) Labeda 1987, comb. nov. was first described as Saccharopolyspora erythraea, sp. nov. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592.
  • 🧍 Rule 17 states that the type determines the application of a taxon if the taxon is subsequently divided or united with another taxon, and Rule 40b that the specific epithet must be retained for the species which includes the type strain. Since Saccharopolyspora erythraea Labeda 1987 contains the type strain of Streptomyces erythraeus (Waksman 1923) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980), the taxon must be regarded as a new combination: Saccharopolyspora erythraea (Waksman 1923) Labeda 1987. Publication: Oren A, Arahal DR, Goker M, Moore ERB, Rossello-Mora R, Sutcliffe IC. International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Prokaryotic Code (2022 Revision). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5585.

Parent taxon: Saccharopolyspora Lacey and Goodfellow 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Labeda DP. Transfer of the type strain of Streptomyces erythraeus (Waksman 1923) Waksman and Henrici 1948 to the genus Saccharopolyspora Lacey and Goodfellow 1975 as Saccharopolyspora erythraea sp. nov., and designation of a neotype strain for Streptomyces erythraeus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:19-22.

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Record number: 780682