Species ***Streptomyces* *olivoverticillatus***

Name: Streptomyces olivoverticillatus (Shinobu 1956) Witt and Stackebrandt 1991

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Streptomyces olivoverticillatus" Shinobu 1956

Etymology: o.li.vo.ver.ti.cil.la’tus. L. fem. n. oliva, olive; L. masc. n. verticillus, a whorl; L. masc. adj. verticillatus, whorled; N.L. masc. adj. olivoverticillatus, olive, whorled

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: strep-TO-my-kes o-li-wo-wer-ti-kil-LA-tus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 25480; BCRC 13610; CBS 890.69; CCRC 13610; CECT 3266; DSM 40250; IFO 13068; IFO 15273; IFO 3842; IFO 3929; JCM 4100; JCM 4501; NBRC 13068; NBRC 15273; NBRC 3842; NBRC 3929; NRRL B-1994; NRRL ISP-5250; RIA 1260; RIA 551; VKM Ac-890

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Effective publication: Witt D, Stackebrandt E. Unification of the genera Streptoverticillium and Streptomyces, and amendation of Streptomyces Waksman and Henrici 1943, 339AL. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1990; 13:361-371. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 38. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:456-457.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Streptomyces viridoflavum (Locci and Schofield 1989 ex Waksman and Taber 1953) Witt and Stackebrandt 1991	heterotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
Streptoverticillium viridoflavum (ex Waksman and Taber 1953) Locci and Schofield 1989	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Streptomyces viridiflavus corrig. (Locci and Schofield 1989 ex Waksman and Taber 1953) Witt and Stackebrandt 1991	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Streptoverticillium olivoverticillatum (Shinobu 1956) Baldacci et al. 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
"Streptomyces olivoverticillatus" Shinobu 1956	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Notes:
- ⏰ According to Hatano et al. (2003), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptoverticillium viridoflavum (ex Waksman and Taber 1953) Locci and Schofield 1989. Publication: Hatano K, Nishii T, Kasai H. Taxonomic re-evaluation of whorl-forming Streptomyces (formerly Streptoverticillium) species by using phenotypes, DNA-DNA hybridization and sequences of gyrB, and proposal of Streptomyces luteireticuli (ex Katoh and Arai 1957) corrig., sp. nov., nom. rev. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1519-1529. 🇯🇵
- ⏰ According to Hatano et al. (2003), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces viridiflavus corrig. (Locci and Schofield 1989 ex Waksman and Taber 1953) Witt and Stackebrandt 1991. Publication: Hatano K, Nishii T, Kasai H. Taxonomic re-evaluation of whorl-forming Streptomyces (formerly Streptoverticillium) species by using phenotypes, DNA-DNA hybridization and sequences of gyrB, and proposal of Streptomyces luteireticuli (ex Katoh and Arai 1957) corrig., sp. nov., nom. rev. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1519-1529. 🇯🇵
- ⏰ According to Hatano et al. (2003), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces viridoflavum (Locci and Schofield 1989 ex Waksman and Taber 1953) Witt and Stackebrandt 1991. Publication: Hatano K, Nishii T, Kasai H. Taxonomic re-evaluation of whorl-forming Streptomyces (formerly Streptoverticillium) species by using phenotypes, DNA-DNA hybridization and sequences of gyrB, and proposal of Streptomyces luteireticuli (ex Katoh and Arai 1957) corrig., sp. nov., nom. rev. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1519-1529. 🇯🇵
- 😷 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 1 time 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.
- 🧍 The distinct name Streptomyces alboverticillatus from the same publication has a similar spelling. — 🧍 The distinct name Streptomyces griseoverticillatus from the same publication has a similar spelling. — 🧍 The distinct name Streptomyces luteoverticillatus from the same publication has a similar spelling. — 🧍 The distinct name Streptomyces roseoverticillatus from the same publication has a similar spelling. Publication: Angell RC, Freund GE, Willett P. Automatic spelling correction using a trigram similarity measure. Information Processing and Management 1983; 19:255-261.
- 🧍 In violation of Rule 33c, on the Validation List no. 38, Streptomyces olivoverticillatus is proposed as a nomen revictum (basonym: "Streptomyces olivoverticillatus" Shinobu 1956). Publication: Anonymous. Validation list no. 58. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:836-837.

Parent taxon: Streptomyces Waksman and Henrici 1943 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Witt D, Stackebrandt E. Unification of the genera Streptoverticillium and Streptomyces, and amendation of Streptomyces Waksman and Henrici 1943, 339AL. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1990; 13:361-371. 🇩🇪

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Species ***Streptomyces* *olivoverticillatus***