Species ***Streptomyces* *olivochromogenes***

Name: Streptomyces olivochromogenes corrig. (Waksman 1923) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Actinomyces olivochromogenus" Waksman 1923

Etymology: o.li.vo.chro.mo’ge.nes. L. fem. n. oliva, olive; Gr. neut. n. chrôma, color; Gr. suff. -genes, producing; from Gr. ind. v. gennaô, to produce; N.L. masc. part. adj. olivochromogenes, producing an olive color

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … o-li-wo-k^hro-MO-ge-nes, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 25479; ATCC 3336; CBS 889.69; DSM 40451; IFO 13067; IFO 3178; IMET 40352; JCM 4163; JCM 4500; KCTC 9064; NBRC 13067; NBRC 3178; NRRL B-1341; NRRL ISP-5451; RIA 1259

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB184737 Analyse FASTA

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

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Actinomyces olivochromogenus" Waksman 1923	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Streptomyces olivochromogenus (Waksman 1923) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

Emendations:
- Nouioui et al. 2018 Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.

Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.00561 (N = 5).
- 😷 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 30 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: 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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Species Streptomyces olivochromogenes

Species ***Streptomyces* *olivochromogenes***