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Species Streptomyces flavovirens

Name: Streptomyces flavovirens (Waksman 1923) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: "Actinomyces flavovirens" Waksman 1923

Etymology: fla.vo’vi.rens. L. masc. adj. flavus, golden yellow, reddish yellow; L. v. vireo, to be green; N.L. masc. part. adj. flavovirens, yellow and becoming green

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: strep-TO-my-kes fla-WO-wi-rens, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 19758; ATCC 3320; BCRC 13689; CBS 129.20; CBS 279.30; CBS 496.68; CCM 3243; CCRC 13689; CGMCC 4.0575; DSM 40062; HAMBI 1007; HUT 6019; HUT 6053; IFO 12771; IFO 3412; IFO 3716; IMET 40280; JCM 4035; JCM 4578; LMG 20516; NBRC 12771; NBRC 3412; NBRC 3716; NRRL B-1329; NRRL B-2685; NRRL ISP-5062; RIA 1038; RIA 635; UNIQEM 144; VKM Ac-1723

16S rRNA gene: AB184832 Analysetree FASTA download

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: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

  • Emendations:
    • Lanoot et al. 2005 Lanoot B, Vancanneyt M, Van Schoor A, Liu Z, Swings J. Reclassification of Streptomyces nigrifaciens as a later synonym of Streptomyces flavovirens; Streptomyces citreofluorescens, Streptomyces chrysomallus subsp. chrysomallus and Streptomyces fluorescens as later synonyms of Streptomyces anulatus; Streptomyces chibaensis as a later synonym of Streptomyces corchorusii; Streptomyces flaviscleroticus as a later synonym of Streptomyces minutiscleroticus; and Streptomyces lipmanii, Streptomyces griseus subsp. alpha, Streptomyces griseus subsp. cretosus and Streptomyces willmorei as later synonyms of Streptomyces microflavus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:729-731. 🇧🇪 Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1399-1402.
      Notes:
      • 🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.
  • Notes:
    • ⏰ According to Lanoot et al. (2005), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces nigrifaciens Waksman 1961 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Lanoot B, Vancanneyt M, Van Schoor A, Liu Z, Swings J. Reclassification of Streptomyces nigrifaciens as a later synonym of Streptomyces flavovirens; Streptomyces citreofluorescens, Streptomyces chrysomallus subsp. chrysomallus and Streptomyces fluorescens as later synonyms of Streptomyces anulatus; Streptomyces chibaensis as a later synonym of Streptomyces corchorusii; Streptomyces flaviscleroticus as a later synonym of Streptomyces minutiscleroticus; and Streptomyces lipmanii, Streptomyces griseus subsp. alpha, Streptomyces griseus subsp. cretosus and Streptomyces willmorei as later synonyms of Streptomyces microflavus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:729-731. 🇧🇪
    • ⏰ According to Rong and Huang (2010), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Actinomyces flavogriseus" Duché 1934. 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 flavogriseus (Duché 1934) Waksman and Lechevalier 1953 (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 13 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: 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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Record number: 781660