Species ***Streptomyces* *argenteolus***

Name: Streptomyces argenteolus Tresner et al. 1961 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ar.gen.te’o.lus. L. masc. adj. argenteolus, of silver

Pronunciation, gender: ar-gen-TE-o-lus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 11009; ATCC 23882; BCRC 11815; CBS 662.68; CCRC 11815; CGMCC 4.1693; DSM 40226; IFO 12841; IMET 43659; JCM 4229; JCM 4623; KCTC 1742; LMG 5967; NBRC 12841; NCIB 9625; NCIMB 9625; NRRL B-1806; NRRL ISP-5226; RIA 1168; VKM Ac-747

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16S rRNA gene: AB045872 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Tresner HD, Davies MC, Backus EJ. Electron microscopy of Streptomyces spore morphology and its role in species differentiation. J Bacteriol 1961; 81:70-80.

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:
- ⏲ According to Guo et al. (2008), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of "Actinomyces griseus" Krainsky 1914. Publication: Guo Y, Zheng W, Rong X, Huang Y. A multilocus phylogeny of the Streptomyces griseus 16S rRNA gene clade: use of multilocus sequence analysis for streptomycete systematics. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:149-159.
- ⏲ According to Guo et al. (2008), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces griseus (Krainsky 1914) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Guo Y, Zheng W, Rong X, Huang Y. A multilocus phylogeny of the Streptomyces griseus 16S rRNA gene clade: use of multilocus sequence analysis for streptomycete systematics. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:149-159.
- ⏲ According to Liu et al. (2005), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Actinomyces griseus" Krainsky 1914. Publication: Liu Z, Shi Y, Zhang Y, Zhou Z, Lu Z, Li W, Huang Y, Rodriguez C, Goodfellow M. Classification of Streptomyces griseus (Krainsky 1914) Waksman and Henrici 1948 and related species and the transfer of 'Microstreptospora cinerea' to the genus Streptomyces as Streptomyces yanii sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1605-1610.
- ⏲ According to Liu et al. (2005), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces griseus (Krainsky 1914) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Liu Z, Shi Y, Zhang Y, Zhou Z, Lu Z, Li W, Huang Y, Rodriguez C, Goodfellow M. Classification of Streptomyces griseus (Krainsky 1914) Waksman and Henrici 1948 and related species and the transfer of 'Microstreptospora cinerea' to the genus Streptomyces as Streptomyces yanii sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1605-1610.
- 😷 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 Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "ht+". — 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 11 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.

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

Assigned by: Tresner HD, Davies MC, Backus EJ. Electron microscopy of Streptomyces spore morphology and its role in species differentiation. J Bacteriol 1961; 81:70-80.

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Species Streptomyces argenteolus

Species ***Streptomyces* *argenteolus***