Species Streptomyces fulvissimus

Name: Streptomyces fulvissimus (Jensen 1930) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Actinomyces fulvissimus" Jensen 1930

Etymology: ful.vis.si.mus. N.L. sup. masc. adj. fulvissimus, very yellow

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 27431; BCRC 12172; CBS 783.72; CCRC 12172; CCUG 11114; CIP 105783; DSM 40593; IFO 13482; ISP 5593; JCM 4129; JCM 4754; KCTC 9779; LMG 19310; NBRC 13482; NCIB 10505; NCIB 9609; NCIMB 10505; NCIMB 9609; NRRL B-1453; NRRL ISP-5593; RIA 1443; VKM Ac-994

16S rRNA gene: AB184787 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 microflavus (Krainsky 1914) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Actinomyces alboviridis" Duché 1934	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
"Actinomyces lipmanii" Waksman and Curtis 1916	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
"Actinomyces willmorei" Erikson 1935	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Streptomyces griseus subsp. cretosus Pridham 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
Streptomyces luridiscabiei Park et al. 2003	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Streptomyces microflavus (Krainsky 1914) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Streptomyces alboviridis (Duché 1934) Pridham et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Streptomyces lipmanii (Waksman and Curtis 1916) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Streptomyces willmorei (Erikson 1935) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Streptomyces griseus subsp. alpha (Ciferri 1927) Pridham 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
"Actinomyces griseus subsp. alpha" Ciferri 1927	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists, distinct rank
"Actinomyces fulvissimus" Jensen 1930	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
"Actinomyces microflavus" Krainsky 1914	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Emendations:
- Madhaiyan et al. 2020 Madhaiyan M, Saravanan VS, See-Too WS. Genome-based analyses reveal the presence of 12 heterotypic synonyms in the genus Streptomyces and emended descriptions of Streptomyces bottropensis, Streptomyces cellulo fl avus, Streptomyces fulvissimus, Streptomyces glaucescens, Streptomyces murinus, and Streptomyces variegatus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3924-3929. Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4848-4850.
  Notes:
  - 🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Svec et al. (2020), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Actinomyces microflavus" Krainsky 1914. Publication: Svec P, Kosina M, Zeman M, Holochova P, Kralova S, Nemcova E, Micenkova L, Urvashi, Gupta V, Sood U, et al. Pseudomonas karstica sp. nov. and Pseudomonas spelaei sp. nov., isolated from calcite moonmilk deposits from caves. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5131-5140.
- ⏲ According to Svec et al. (2020), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces microflavus (Krainsky 1914) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Svec P, Kosina M, Zeman M, Holochova P, Kralova S, Nemcova E, Micenkova L, Urvashi, Gupta V, Sood U, et al. Pseudomonas karstica sp. nov. and Pseudomonas spelaei sp. nov., isolated from calcite moonmilk deposits from caves. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5131-5140.
- ⏰ According to Madhaiyan et al. (2020), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces luridiscabiei Park et al. 2003. Publication: Madhaiyan M, Saravanan VS, See-Too WS. Genome-based analyses reveal the presence of 12 heterotypic synonyms in the genus Streptomyces and emended descriptions of Streptomyces bottropensis, Streptomyces cellulo fl avus, Streptomyces fulvissimus, Streptomyces glaucescens, Streptomyces murinus, and Streptomyces variegatus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3924-3929.
- 🏢 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 70, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:6021-6023.
- ❗ Streptomyces fulvissimus 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 16 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.
- 🧍 Description in: Publication: Shirling EB, Gottlieb D. Cooperative Description of Type Strains of Streptomyces. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1972; 22:265-394.
- 🧍 However, in the Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 6th ed., in the paper by Shirling and Gottlieb 1972, and in the Index Bergeyana, the reference for "Actinomyces fulvissimus" Jensen 1930 is as follows. Publication: Jensen HL. Actinomycetes in Danish soils. Soil Sci. 1930; 30:59-77.
- 🧍 In the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names, and in the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition, Streptomyces fulvissimus is cited as follows: Publication: Jensen HL. The genus Micromonospora 0rskov, a little known group of soil microorganisms. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1930; 55:231-249.
- 🧍 The Jensen reference, as cited in the Approved Lists, seems to be wrong and it was corrected above. Publication: Waksman SA, Henrici AT. Family III. Streptomycetaceae. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, A.p (eds), HITCHENS (eds). Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 6th ed, The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1948, p. 929-980.

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 fulvissimus