Species Streptomyces erythrogriseus

Name: Streptomyces erythrogriseus Falcão de Morais and Dália Maia 1959 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: e.ry.thro.gri’se.us. Gr. masc. adj. erythros, red; M.L. masc. adj. griseus, gray; N.L. masc. adj. erythrogriseus, red, gray (referring to change in color of aerial mycelium from gray to red)

Pronunciation, gender: e-ry-t^hro-GRI-se-us, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 27427; BCRC 13770; CBS 485.74; CCRC 13770; DSM 40116; IFO 14601; JCM 9650; LMG 19406; NBRC 14601; NRRL B-3808; NRRL ISP-5116

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16S rRNA gene: AJ781328 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Falcão De Morais JO, Dália Maia MH. S. erythrogriseus: novo Streptomyces produtor de antibiotico. Revista do Instituto de Antibioticos, Universidade do Recife 1959; 2:63-67.

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 griseoincarnatus (Preobrazhenskaya et al. 1957) Pridham et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

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

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Komaki (2021), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Actinomyces griseoincarnatus" Preobrazhenskaya et al. 1957. Publication: Komaki H. Reclassification of 15 Streptomyces species as synonyms of Streptomyces albogriseolus, Streptomyces althioticus, Streptomyces anthocyanicus, Streptomyces calvus, Streptomyces griseoincarnatus, Streptomyces mutabilis, Streptomyces pilosus or Streptomyces rochei. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 71:0. 🇯🇵
- ⏲ According to Komaki (2021), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces griseoincarnatus (Preobrazhenskaya et al. 1957) Pridham et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Komaki H. Reclassification of 15 Streptomyces species as synonyms of Streptomyces albogriseolus, Streptomyces althioticus, Streptomyces anthocyanicus, Streptomyces calvus, Streptomyces griseoincarnatus, Streptomyces mutabilis, Streptomyces pilosus or Streptomyces rochei. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 71:0. 🇯🇵
- 🏢 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 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4812.
- ❗ Streptomyces erythrogriseus 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: Falcão De Morais JO, Dália Maia MH. S. erythrogriseus: novo Streptomyces produtor de antibiotico. Revista do Instituto de Antibioticos, Universidade do Recife 1959; 2:63-67.

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Species Streptomyces erythrogriseus