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Species Streptomyces atroolivaceus

Name: Streptomyces atroolivaceus (Preobrazhenskaya et al. 1957) Pridham et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: "Actinomyces atroolivaceus" Preobrazhenskaya et al. 1957

Etymology: a.tro.o.li.va’ce.us. L. adj. ater -tra -trum, black, dark; N.L. masc. adj. olivaceus, olive colored; N.L. masc. adj. atroolivaceus, of a dark olive color, referring to the pigment on an organic medium [probably better: atrolivaceus]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: strep-TO-my-kes a-tro-o-li-WA-ke-us, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 19725; BCRC 12073; CBS 464.68; CCRC 12073; CCUG 11112; CECT 3316; CGMCC 4.1405; DSM 40137; IFO 12741; IMET 43088; INA 4776; JCM 4345; KCTC 9017; LMG 19306; NBRC 12741; NRRL-ISP 5137; RIA 1006; UNIQEM 121; VKM Ac-970

16S rRNA gene: AJ781320 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Pridham TG, Hesseltine CW, Benedict RG. A guide for the classification of streptomycetes according to selected groups; placement of strains in morphological sections. Appl Microbiol 1958; 6:52-79.

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

  • 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:
    • ⏰ According to Rong and Huang (2010), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Actinomyces olivoviridis" Kuchaeva et al. 1960. Publication: Rong X, Huang Y. Taxonomic evaluation of the Streptomyces griseus clade using multilocus sequence analysis and DNA-DNA hybridization, with proposal to combine 29 species and three subspecies as 11 genomic species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:696-703. 🇨🇳
    • ⏰ According to Rong and Huang (2010), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces olivoviridis (Kuchaeva et al. 1960) Pridham 1970 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Rong X, Huang Y. Taxonomic evaluation of the Streptomyces griseus clade using multilocus sequence analysis and DNA-DNA hybridization, with proposal to combine 29 species and three subspecies as 11 genomic species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:696-703. 🇨🇳
    • 😷 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 2026-08-13. 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 18 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 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: Pridham TG, Hesseltine CW, Benedict RG. A guide for the classification of streptomycetes according to selected groups; placement of strains in morphological sections. Appl Microbiol 1958; 6:52-79.

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Record number: 781467