Species ***Streptomyces* *niveus***

Name: Streptomyces niveus Smith et al. 1956 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ni’ve.us. L. masc. adj. niveus, snow-white, referring to the color of the aerial mycelium of the organism

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: strep-TO-my-kes NI-we-us, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 19793; BCRC 11514; CBS 545.68; CCRC 11514; CCUG 11108; DSM 40088; IFM 1181; IFO 12804; IMET 43503; JCM 4251; JCM 4599; LMG 19395; LMG 5980; NBRC 12804; NCIB 9219; NCIMB 9219; NRRL 2466; NRRL ISP-5088; RIA 1072; UNIQEM 179

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AB184160 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Smith CG, Dietz A, Sokolski WT, Savage GM. Streptonivicin, a new antibiotic. I. Discovery and biologic studies. Antibiot Chemother (Northfield) 1956; 6:135-142.

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
Streptomyces spheroides Wallick et al. 1956 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Streptomyces laceyi Manfio et al. 2003	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏰ According to Tamura et al. (2008), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces laceyi Manfio et al. 2003. Publication: Tamura T, Ishida Y, Otoguro M, Hatano K, Labeda D, Price NP, Suzuki K. Reclassification of Streptomyces caeruleus as a synonym of Actinoalloteichus cyanogriseus and reclassification of Streptomyces spheroides and Streptomyces laceyi as later synonyms of Streptomyces niveus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2812-2814. 🇯🇵
- ⏰ According to Tamura et al. (2008), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces spheroides Wallick et al. 1956 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Tamura T, Ishida Y, Otoguro M, Hatano K, Labeda D, Price NP, Suzuki K. Reclassification of Streptomyces caeruleus as a synonym of Actinoalloteichus cyanogriseus and reclassification of Streptomyces spheroides and Streptomyces laceyi as later synonyms of Streptomyces niveus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2812-2814. 🇯🇵
- 😷 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 33 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: Smith CG, Dietz A, Sokolski WT, Savage GM. Streptonivicin, a new antibiotic. I. Discovery and biologic studies. Antibiot Chemother (Northfield) 1956; 6:135-142.

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Species Streptomyces niveus

Species ***Streptomyces* *niveus***