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Species Streptomyces microflavus

Name: Streptomyces microflavus (Krainsky 1914) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: "Actinomyces microflavus" Krainsky 1914

Etymology: mi.cro.fla’vus. Gr. masc. adj. mikros, small (may keep -o); L. masc. adj. flavus, golden yellow, reddish yellow; N.L. masc. adj. microflavus, small and yellow

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: strep-TO-my-kes mi-kro-FLA-wus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 13231; ATCC 25474; BCRC 12084; CBS 124; CBS 124.18; CBS 884.69; CCRC 12084; CGMCC 4.1428; DSM 40331; HAMBI 1019; IFO 13062; JCM 4496; LMG 19327; NBRC 13062; NRRL B-2156; NRRL B-2888; NRRL ISP-5331; RIA 1254; VKM Ac-971

16S rRNA gene: AB184284 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Waksman SA, Henrici AT. Family III. Streptomycetaceae Waksman and Henrici. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Hitchens AP (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 6th ed., The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1948, p. 929-980.

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

  • Emendations:
    • Lanoot et al. 2005 Lanoot B, Vancanneyt M, Van Schoor A, Liu Z, Swings J. Reclassification of Streptomyces nigrifaciens as a later synonym of Streptomyces flavovirens; Streptomyces citreofluorescens, Streptomyces chrysomallus subsp. chrysomallus and Streptomyces fluorescens as later synonyms of Streptomyces anulatus; Streptomyces chibaensis as a later synonym of Streptomyces corchorusii; Streptomyces flaviscleroticus as a later synonym of Streptomyces minutiscleroticus; and Streptomyces lipmanii, Streptomyces griseus subsp. alpha, Streptomyces griseus subsp. cretosus and Streptomyces willmorei as later synonyms of Streptomyces microflavus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:729-731. 🇧🇪 Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1399-1402.
      Notes:
      • 🫂 Emendation accompanied by 4 proposals regarding the synonymy of the species.
    • Komaki and Tamura 2020 Komaki H, Tamura T. Reclassification of Streptomyces fulvissimus as a later heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces microflavus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5156-5162. 🇯🇵 Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:6021-6023.
  • Notes:
    • ⏰ According to Lanoot et al. (2005), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Actinomyces lipmanii" Waksman and Curtis 1916. Publication: Lanoot B, Vancanneyt M, Van Schoor A, Liu Z, Swings J. Reclassification of Streptomyces nigrifaciens as a later synonym of Streptomyces flavovirens; Streptomyces citreofluorescens, Streptomyces chrysomallus subsp. chrysomallus and Streptomyces fluorescens as later synonyms of Streptomyces anulatus; Streptomyces chibaensis as a later synonym of Streptomyces corchorusii; Streptomyces flaviscleroticus as a later synonym of Streptomyces minutiscleroticus; and Streptomyces lipmanii, Streptomyces griseus subsp. alpha, Streptomyces griseus subsp. cretosus and Streptomyces willmorei as later synonyms of Streptomyces microflavus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:729-731. 🇧🇪
    • ⏰ According to Lanoot et al. (2005), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Actinomyces willmorei" Erikson 1935. Publication: Lanoot B, Vancanneyt M, Van Schoor A, Liu Z, Swings J. Reclassification of Streptomyces nigrifaciens as a later synonym of Streptomyces flavovirens; Streptomyces citreofluorescens, Streptomyces chrysomallus subsp. chrysomallus and Streptomyces fluorescens as later synonyms of Streptomyces anulatus; Streptomyces chibaensis as a later synonym of Streptomyces corchorusii; Streptomyces flaviscleroticus as a later synonym of Streptomyces minutiscleroticus; and Streptomyces lipmanii, Streptomyces griseus subsp. alpha, Streptomyces griseus subsp. cretosus and Streptomyces willmorei as later synonyms of Streptomyces microflavus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:729-731. 🇧🇪
    • ⏰ According to Lanoot et al. (2005), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces lipmanii (Waksman and Curtis 1916) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Lanoot B, Vancanneyt M, Van Schoor A, Liu Z, Swings J. Reclassification of Streptomyces nigrifaciens as a later synonym of Streptomyces flavovirens; Streptomyces citreofluorescens, Streptomyces chrysomallus subsp. chrysomallus and Streptomyces fluorescens as later synonyms of Streptomyces anulatus; Streptomyces chibaensis as a later synonym of Streptomyces corchorusii; Streptomyces flaviscleroticus as a later synonym of Streptomyces minutiscleroticus; and Streptomyces lipmanii, Streptomyces griseus subsp. alpha, Streptomyces griseus subsp. cretosus and Streptomyces willmorei as later synonyms of Streptomyces microflavus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:729-731. 🇧🇪
    • ⏰ According to Lanoot et al. (2005), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces willmorei (Erikson 1935) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Lanoot B, Vancanneyt M, Van Schoor A, Liu Z, Swings J. Reclassification of Streptomyces nigrifaciens as a later synonym of Streptomyces flavovirens; Streptomyces citreofluorescens, Streptomyces chrysomallus subsp. chrysomallus and Streptomyces fluorescens as later synonyms of Streptomyces anulatus; Streptomyces chibaensis as a later synonym of Streptomyces corchorusii; Streptomyces flaviscleroticus as a later synonym of Streptomyces minutiscleroticus; and Streptomyces lipmanii, Streptomyces griseus subsp. alpha, Streptomyces griseus subsp. cretosus and Streptomyces willmorei as later synonyms of Streptomyces microflavus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:729-731. 🇧🇪
    • ⏰ According to Rong and Huang (2010), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Actinomyces alboviridis" Duché 1934. Publication: Rong X, Huang Y. Taxonomic evaluation of the Streptomyces griseus clade using multilocus sequence analysis and DNA-DNA hybridization, with proposal to combine 29 species and three subspecies as 11 genomic species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:696-703. 🇨🇳
    • ⏰ According to Rong and Huang (2010), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces alboviridis (Duché 1934) Pridham et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Rong X, Huang Y. Taxonomic evaluation of the Streptomyces griseus clade using multilocus sequence analysis and DNA-DNA hybridization, with proposal to combine 29 species and three subspecies as 11 genomic species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:696-703. 🇨🇳
    • ⏰ According to Rong and Huang (2010), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces luridiscabiei Park et al. 2003. Publication: Rong X, Huang Y. Taxonomic evaluation of the Streptomyces griseus clade using multilocus sequence analysis and DNA-DNA hybridization, with proposal to combine 29 species and three subspecies as 11 genomic species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:696-703. 🇨🇳
    • ⏰ According to Svec et al. (2020), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Actinomyces fulvissimus" Jensen 1930. Publication: Svec P, Kosina M, Zeman M, Holochova P, Kralova S, Nemcova E, Micenkova L, Urvashi, Gupta V, Sood U, et al. Pseudomonas karstica sp. nov. and Pseudomonas spelaei sp. nov., isolated from calcite moonmilk deposits from caves. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5131-5140. 🇨🇿
    • ⏰ According to Svec et al. (2020), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces fulvissimus (Jensen 1930) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Svec P, Kosina M, Zeman M, Holochova P, Kralova S, Nemcova E, Micenkova L, Urvashi, Gupta V, Sood U, et al. Pseudomonas karstica sp. nov. and Pseudomonas spelaei sp. nov., isolated from calcite moonmilk deposits from caves. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5131-5140. 🇨🇿
    • 🏢 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 70, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:6021-6023.
    • 😷 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, note = "p". — 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 28 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: Waksman SA, Henrici AT. Family III. Streptomycetaceae Waksman and Henrici. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Hitchens AP (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 6th ed., The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1948, p. 929-980.

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