Species Streptomyces griseinus

Name: Streptomyces griseinus Waksman 1959 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gris’ei.nus. N.L. neut. adj. griseinum, grisein, name of an antibiotic; L. masc. adj. suff. -inus, suffix used with the sense of belonging to; N.L. masc. adj. griseinus, belonging to grisein, the antibiotic produced by the organism

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 23915; BCRC 11480; CBS 836.68; CCRC 11480; CCUG 11106; CGMCC 4.1875; DSM 40047; IFO 12869; JCM 4379; NBRC 12869; NRRL B-1076; NRRL ISP-5047; RIA 1113

16S rRNA gene: AB184205 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Waksman SA. STRAIN SPECIFICITY AND PRODUCTION OF ANTIBIOTIC SUBSTANCES. X. CHARACTERIZATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF SPECIES WITHIN THE STREPTOMYCES GRISEUS GROUP. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1959; 45:1043-1047.

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 globisporus (Krassilnikov 1941) Waksman 1953 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Streptomyces albovinaceus (Kudrina 1957) Pridham et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Streptomyces globisporus (Krassilnikov 1941) Waksman 1953 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
"Actinomyces globisporus" Krassilnikov 1941	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
"Actinomyces albovinaceus" Kudrina 1957	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Streptomyces mediolani Arcamone et al. 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
"Streptomyces griseinus" Pridham 1970	homotypic synonym, not validly published

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Kim et al. (2012), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Actinomyces globisporus" Krassilnikov 1941. 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 globisporus (Krassilnikov 1941) 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 albovinaceus" Kudrina 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 a later heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces albovinaceus (Kudrina 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.
- ❗ Streptomyces griseinus 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 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
- 🙅 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. STRAIN SPECIFICITY AND PRODUCTION OF ANTIBIOTIC SUBSTANCES. X. CHARACTERIZATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF SPECIES WITHIN THE STREPTOMYCES GRISEUS GROUP. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1959; 45:1043-1047.

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Species Streptomyces griseinus