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
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)
heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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 "Actinomycesvariabilis" 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 Streptomyceserythrogriseus 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 Streptomycesvariabilis (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. 🇯🇵
⏰ According to Komaki (2026), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptomyceslabedae Lacey 1987.Publication:
Komaki H. Five new combinations and emended descriptions of two species related to subspecies in the genus Streptomyces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7056. 🇯🇵
🏢 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.
🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list.Publication:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 76, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7121.
😷 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 16 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.
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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