Species Streptomyces ederensis

Name: Streptomyces ederensis Wallhäusser et al. 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: e.de.ren’sis. N.L. masc. adj. ederensis, of or pertaining to the Eder valley in Germany

Pronunciation, gender: e-de-REN-sis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 15304; BCRC 11896; CBS 545.70; CCRC 11896; CECT 3212; CGMCC 4.1665; DSM 40741; IFO 15410; JCM 4958; KCTC 9726; NBRC 15410; NRRL B-8146; VKM Ac-845

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16S rRNA gene: AB184658 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Wallhäusser KH, Nesemann G, Präve P, Steigler A. Moenomycin, a new antibiotic. I. Fermentation and isolation. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 1966; 1965:734-736.

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: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Streptomyces umbrinus (Sveshnikova 1957) Pridham et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Streptomyces umbrinus (Sveshnikova 1957) Pridham et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
"Actinomyces umbrinus" Sveshnikova 1957	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Ritacco and Eveleigh (2008), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Actinomyces pheochromogenus" Conn 1917. Publication: Ritacco FV, Eveleigh DE. Molecular and phenotypic comparison of phaeochromycin-producing strains of Streptomyces phaeochromogenes and Streptomyces ederensis. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2008; 35:931-945. 🇺🇸
- ⏲ According to Ritacco and Eveleigh (2008), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces phaeochromogenes corrig. (Conn 1917) Waksman 1957 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Ritacco FV, Eveleigh DE. Molecular and phenotypic comparison of phaeochromycin-producing strains of Streptomyces phaeochromogenes and Streptomyces ederensis. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2008; 35:931-945. 🇺🇸
- ⏲ According to Ritacco and Eveleigh (2008), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Actinomyces phaeochromogenes" corrig. Conn 1917. Publication: Ritacco FV, Eveleigh DE. Molecular and phenotypic comparison of phaeochromycin-producing strains of Streptomyces phaeochromogenes and Streptomyces ederensis. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2008; 35:931-945. 🇺🇸
- ⏲ According to Saygin (2021), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Actinomyces umbrinus" Sveshnikova 1957. Publication: Saygin H. Genomic insight into the Streptomyces aurantiacus clade: reclassification of Streptomyces ederensis as a later heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces umbrinus and Streptomyces glomeroaurantiacus as a later heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces aurantiacus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4797. 🇹🇷
- ⏲ According to Saygin (2021), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces umbrinus (Sveshnikova 1957) Pridham et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Saygin H. Genomic insight into the Streptomyces aurantiacus clade: reclassification of Streptomyces ederensis as a later heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces umbrinus and Streptomyces glomeroaurantiacus as a later heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces aurantiacus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4797. 🇹🇷
- 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4907.
- ❗ Streptomyces ederensis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Streptomyces.
- 😷 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. — 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 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 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: Streptomyces Waksman and Henrici 1943 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Wallhäusser KH, Nesemann G, Präve P, Steigler A. Moenomycin, a new antibiotic. I. Fermentation and isolation. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 1966; 1965:734-736.

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Species Streptomyces ederensis