Species ***Streptomyces* *griseocarneus***

Name: Streptomyces griseocarneus (Benedict et al. 1950) Witt and Stackebrandt 1991

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Streptomyces griseocarneus" Benedict et al. 1950

Etymology: gri.se.o.car’ne.us. M.L. masc. adj. griseus, gray; L. masc. adj. carneus, of flesh; N.L. masc. adj. griseocarneus, gray flesh-colored

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: strep-TO-my-kes gri-se-o-KAR-ne-us, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 12628; ATCC 19763; BCRC 13304; CBS 501.68; CCM 3228; CCRC 13304; CCUG 11123; CECT 3250; CGMCC 4.1088; DSM 40004; DSM 41062; DSM 41500; IFO 12776; IFO 3387; IPV 765; ISP 5004; JCM 4095; JCM 4580; LMG 5973; NBRC 12776; NBRC 3387; NCIB 9623; NCIMB 9623; NRRL B-1068; NRRL B-1350; NRRL ISP-5004; PCM 2326; PCM 2345; RIA 1043; RIA 132; UNIQEM 149; VKM Ac-881

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X99943 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Witt D, Stackebrandt E. Unification of the genera Streptoverticillium and Streptomyces, and amendation of Streptomyces Waksman and Henrici 1943, 339AL. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1990; 13:361-371. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 38. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:456-457.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Streptomyces alboverticillatus (Locci and Schofield 1989 ex Arai 1976) Witt and Stackebrandt 1991	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
"Verticillomyces griseocarneus" (Benedict et al. 1950) Shinobu 1965	homotypic synonym, not validly published
Streptoverticillium septatum Locci et al. 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
"Streptomyces griseocarneus" Benedict et al. 1950	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Streptoverticillium alboverticillatum (ex Arai 1976) Locci and Schofield 1989	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Streptoverticillium griseocarneum (Benedict et al. 1950) Baldacci et al. 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Streptomyces septatus (Locci et al. 1969) Witt and Stackebrandt 1991	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏰ According to Hatano et al. (2003), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces alboverticillatus (Locci and Schofield 1989 ex Arai 1976) Witt and Stackebrandt 1991. Publication: Hatano K, Nishii T, Kasai H. Taxonomic re-evaluation of whorl-forming Streptomyces (formerly Streptoverticillium) species by using phenotypes, DNA-DNA hybridization and sequences of gyrB, and proposal of Streptomyces luteireticuli (ex Katoh and Arai 1957) corrig., sp. nov., nom. rev. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1519-1529. 🇯🇵
- ⏰ According to Hatano et al. (2003), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptoverticillium alboverticillatum (ex Arai 1976) Locci and Schofield 1989. Publication: Hatano K, Nishii T, Kasai H. Taxonomic re-evaluation of whorl-forming Streptomyces (formerly Streptoverticillium) species by using phenotypes, DNA-DNA hybridization and sequences of gyrB, and proposal of Streptomyces luteireticuli (ex Katoh and Arai 1957) corrig., sp. nov., nom. rev. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1519-1529. 🇯🇵
- ⏰ According to Hatano et al. (2003), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptoverticillium septatum Locci et al. 1969 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Hatano K, Nishii T, Kasai H. Taxonomic re-evaluation of whorl-forming Streptomyces (formerly Streptoverticillium) species by using phenotypes, DNA-DNA hybridization and sequences of gyrB, and proposal of Streptomyces luteireticuli (ex Katoh and Arai 1957) corrig., sp. nov., nom. rev. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1519-1529. 🇯🇵
- ⏰ According to Hatano et al. (2003), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces septatus (Locci et al. 1969) Witt and Stackebrandt 1991. Publication: Hatano K, Nishii T, Kasai H. Taxonomic re-evaluation of whorl-forming Streptomyces (formerly Streptoverticillium) species by using phenotypes, DNA-DNA hybridization and sequences of gyrB, and proposal of Streptomyces luteireticuli (ex Katoh and Arai 1957) corrig., sp. nov., nom. rev. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1519-1529. 🇯🇵
- 😷 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 14 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: Witt D, Stackebrandt E. Unification of the genera Streptoverticillium and Streptomyces, and amendation of Streptomyces Waksman and Henrici 1943, 339AL. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1990; 13:361-371. 🇩🇪

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Species Streptomyces griseocarneus

Species ***Streptomyces* *griseocarneus***