Species ***Streptomyces* *pluricolorescens***

Name: Streptomyces pluricolorescens Okami and Umezawa 1961 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: plu.ri.co.lo.res’cens. L. neut. n. plus (gen. pluris), more, many; L. masc. n. color, color; N.L. masc. part. adj. pluricolorescens, becoming many-colored or variegated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … plu-ri-ko-lo-RES-kens, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 19798; BCRC 13657; CBS 550.68; CCRC 13657; DSM 40019; IFM 1101; IFO 12808; JCM 4302; JCM 4602; NBRC 12808; NCIB 9813; NCIMB 9813; NRRL B-2121; NRRL ISP-5019; RIA 1077; UNIQEM 184; VKM Ac-765

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB184162 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Waksman SA. The Actinomycetes. Vol. 2. Classification, identification and descriptions of genera and species. The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1961.

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

Notes:
- ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Okami and Umezawa) deliberately differs from the author of the publication (Waksman).
- 😷 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 4 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. The Actinomycetes. Vol. 2. Classification, identification and descriptions of genera and species. The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1961.

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Record number: 781940

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Species Streptomyces pluricolorescens

Species ***Streptomyces* *pluricolorescens***