Species Streptomyces olivochromogenus

Name: Streptomyces olivochromogenus (Waksman 1923) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Actinomyces olivochromogenus" Waksman 1923

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … o-li-wo-k^hro-MO-ge-nus, 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: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)

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

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Actinomyces olivochromogenus" Waksman 1923	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Streptomyces olivochromogenes corrig. (Waksman 1923) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 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: 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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Record number: 43326

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Species Streptomyces olivochromogenus