Species Streptomyces fimicarius

Name: Streptomyces fimicarius (Duché 1934) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Actinomyces fimicarius" Duché 1934

Etymology: fi.mi.ca.ri.us. L. masc. n. fimus, dung, manure; L. masc. adj. carus, dear, loving; N.L. masc. adj. fimicarius, dung-loving

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 25449; BCRC 12245; CBS 420.34; CBS 682.69; CCRC 12245; CGMCC 4.1629; DSM 40322; IFO 13037; ISP 5322; JCM 4472; NBRC 13037; NRRL ISP-5322; RIA 1229; VKM Ac-1724

16S rRNA gene: AB184269 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Waksman SA, Henrici AT. Family III. Streptomycetaceae Waksman and Henrici. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Hitchens AP (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 6th ed., The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1948, p. 929-980.

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 griseus (Krainsky 1914) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Actinomyces griseus" Krainsky 1914	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
"Actinomyces acrimycini" Preobrazhenskaya et al. 1957	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
"Actinomyces globisporus subsp. flavofuscus" Kudrina 1957	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists, distinct rank
Streptomyces setonii (Millard and Burr 1926) Waksman 1953 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Streptomyces erumpens Calot and Cercós 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Streptomyces flavofuscus (Kudrina 1957) Preobrazhenskaya 1986	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Streptomyces caviscabies Goyer et al. 1996	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Streptomyces acrimycini (Preobrazhenskaya et al. 1957) Pridham et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Streptomyces globisporus subsp. flavofuscus (Kudrina 1957) Pridham et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
Streptomyces baarnensis Pridham et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
"Actinomyces fimicarius" Duché 1934	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Streptomyces griseus (Krainsky 1914) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
"Actinomyces setonii" Millard and Burr 1926	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Kim et al. (2012), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Actinomyces setonii" Millard and Burr 1926. Publication: Kim KO, Shin KS, Kim MN, Shin KS, Labeda DP, Han JH, Kim SB. Reassessment of the status of Streptomyces setonii and reclassification of Streptomyces fimicarius as a later synonym of Streptomyces setonii and Streptomyces albovinaceus as a later synonym of Streptomyces globisporus based on combined 16S rRNA/gyrB gene sequence analysis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2978-2985.
- ⏲ According to Kim et al. (2012), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces setonii (Millard and Burr 1926) Waksman 1953 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Kim KO, Shin KS, Kim MN, Shin KS, Labeda DP, Han JH, Kim SB. Reassessment of the status of Streptomyces setonii and reclassification of Streptomyces fimicarius as a later synonym of Streptomyces setonii and Streptomyces albovinaceus as a later synonym of Streptomyces globisporus based on combined 16S rRNA/gyrB gene sequence analysis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2978-2985.
- ⏲ According to Rong and Huang (2010), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Actinomyces griseus" Krainsky 1914. 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 a later heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces griseus (Krainsky 1914) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (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.
- ⏰ According to Rong and Huang (2010), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Actinomyces acrimycini" Preobrazhenskaya et al. 1957. 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 acrimycini (Preobrazhenskaya et al. 1957) Pridham et al. 1958 (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.
- ⏰ According to Rong and Huang (2010), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces baarnensis Pridham et al. 1958 (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.
- ⏰ According to Rong and Huang (2010), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces caviscabies Goyer et al. 1996. 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 flavofuscus (Kudrina 1957) Preobrazhenskaya 1986. 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.
- ❗ Streptomyces fimicarius 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, note = "p". — 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 8 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: Waksman SA, Henrici AT. Family III. Streptomycetaceae Waksman and Henrici. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Hitchens AP (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 6th ed., The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1948, p. 929-980.

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Species Streptomyces fimicarius