Species ***Streptomyces* *griseoincarnatus***

Name: Streptomyces griseoincarnatus (Preobrazhenskaya et al. 1957) Pridham et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Actinomyces griseoincarnatus" Preobrazhenskaya et al. 1957

Etymology: gri.se.o.in.car.na.tus. M.L. masc. adj. griseus, gray; L. masc. perf. part. incarnatus, flesh-colored; N.L. masc. part. adj. griseoincarnatus, grayish flesh-colored, referring to changes in color of the aerial mycelium

Gender: masculine

Type strain: 9673/55; ATCC 23623; ATCC 23917; BCRC 11481; BCRC 118481; CBS 838.68; CCRC 11481; CGMCC 4.1409; DSM 40274; IFO 12871; INA 9673; INA 9673/55; ISP 5274; JCM 4381; LMG 19316; NBRC 12871; NCIB 9825; NCIMB 9825; NRRL B-5313; NRRL ISP-5274; RIA 1192

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ781321 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Pridham TG, Hesseltine CW, Benedict RG. A guide for the classification of streptomycetes according to selected groups; placement of strains in morphological sections. Appl Microbiol 1958; 6:52-79.

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

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Actinomyces variabilis" Preobrazhenskaya et al. 1957	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Streptomyces erythrogriseus Falcão de Morais and Dália Maia 1959 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Streptomyces variabilis (Preobrazhenskaya et al. 1957) Pridham et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
"Actinomyces griseoincarnatus" Preobrazhenskaya et al. 1957	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Emendations:
- Komaki 2021 Komaki H. Reclassification of 15 Streptomyces species as synonyms of Streptomyces albogriseolus, Streptomyces althioticus, Streptomyces anthocyanicus, Streptomyces calvus, Streptomyces griseoincarnatus, Streptomyces mutabilis, Streptomyces pilosus or Streptomyces rochei. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 71:0. Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4812.
  Notes:
  - 🫂 Emendation accompanied by 2 proposals regarding the synonymy of the species.

Notes:
- ⏰ According to Komaki (2021), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Actinomyces variabilis" Preobrazhenskaya et al. 1957. Publication: Komaki H. Reclassification of 15 Streptomyces species as synonyms of Streptomyces albogriseolus, Streptomyces althioticus, Streptomyces anthocyanicus, Streptomyces calvus, Streptomyces griseoincarnatus, Streptomyces mutabilis, Streptomyces pilosus or Streptomyces rochei. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 71:0.
- ⏰ According to Komaki (2021), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces erythrogriseus Falcão de Morais and Dália Maia 1959 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Komaki H. Reclassification of 15 Streptomyces species as synonyms of Streptomyces albogriseolus, Streptomyces althioticus, Streptomyces anthocyanicus, Streptomyces calvus, Streptomyces griseoincarnatus, Streptomyces mutabilis, Streptomyces pilosus or Streptomyces rochei. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 71:0.
- ⏰ According to Komaki (2021), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces variabilis (Preobrazhenskaya et al. 1957) Pridham et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Komaki H. Reclassification of 15 Streptomyces species as synonyms of Streptomyces albogriseolus, Streptomyces althioticus, Streptomyces anthocyanicus, Streptomyces calvus, Streptomyces griseoincarnatus, Streptomyces mutabilis, Streptomyces pilosus or Streptomyces rochei. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 71:0.
- 🏢 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 71, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4812.
- 😷 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 12 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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: Pridham TG, Hesseltine CW, Benedict RG. A guide for the classification of streptomycetes according to selected groups; placement of strains in morphological sections. Appl Microbiol 1958; 6:52-79.

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Species Streptomyces griseoincarnatus

Species ***Streptomyces* *griseoincarnatus***