Species Streptomyces griseoplanus

Name: Streptomyces griseoplanus Backus et al. 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gri.se.o.pla’nus. M.L. masc. adj. griseus, gray; L. masc. adj. planus, flat, level; N.L. masc. adj. griseoplanus, flat, gray (referring to the restricted, flat, plane growth and grayish spore color en masse of the organism)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: strep-TO-my-kes gri-se-o-PLA-nus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 19766; BCRC 13649; CBS 504.68; CCRC 13649; CGMCC 4.1868; DSM 40009; IFO 12779; ISP 5009; JCM 4300; JCM 4582; NBRC 12779; NCIB 9811; NCIMB 9811; NRRL B-3064; NRRL ISP-5009; RIA 1046; UNIQEM 152; VKM Ac-1727; VTT E-073013

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16S rRNA gene: AB184138 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Backus EJ, Tresner HD, Campbell TH. The nucleocidin and alazopetin producing organisms: two new species of Streptomyces. Antibiot Chemother (Northfield) 1957; 7:532-541.

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: Peterkaempfera griseoplana (Backus et al. 1957) Madhaiyan et al. 2022

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Streptacidiphilus griseoplanus (Backus et al. 1957) Nouioui et al. 2019	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Peterkaempfera griseoplana (Backus et al. 1957) Madhaiyan et al. 2022	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Streptomyces griseoplanus 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 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 12 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 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: Backus EJ, Tresner HD, Campbell TH. The nucleocidin and alazopetin producing organisms: two new species of Streptomyces. Antibiot Chemother (Northfield) 1957; 7:532-541.

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Species Streptomyces griseoplanus