Species ***Streptomyces* *luteogriseus***

Name: Streptomyces luteogriseus Schmitz et al. 1964 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: lu.te.o.gri’se.us. L. masc. adj. luteus, golden yellow; M.L. masc. adj. griseus, gray; N.L. masc. adj. luteogriseus, grayish, golden-yellow, referring to the yellowish gray color of sporulating aerial mycelium on certain media

Pronunciation, gender: lu-te-o-GRI-se-us, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 15072; CBS 703.72; DSM 40483; IFM 1203; IFO 13402; JCM 4786; NBRC 13402; NRRL B-12422; NRRL ISP-5483; RIA 1363; VKM Ac-1913

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16S rRNA gene: MG657247 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Schmitz H, Deak SB, Crook Jr. KE, Hooper IR. Peliomycin, a new cytotoxic agent. I. Production, isolation and characterization. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 1964; 1963:89-94.

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

Notes:
- 😷 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 11 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: Schmitz H, Deak SB, Crook Jr. KE, Hooper IR. Peliomycin, a new cytotoxic agent. I. Production, isolation and characterization. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 1964; 1963:89-94.

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Species Streptomyces luteogriseus

Species ***Streptomyces* *luteogriseus***