Species ***Streptomyces* *purpureus***

Name: Streptomyces purpureus (Matsumae and Hata 1968) Goodfellow et al. 1986

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Kitasatoa purpurea Matsumae and Hata 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: pur.pu’re.us. L. masc. adj. purpureus, purple-colored

Pronunciation, gender: pur-PU-re-us, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 27787; BCRC 12101; CCRC 12101; DSM 43362; IFO 13927; IMET 9041; JCM 3172; KCC 3172; KCC A-172; KCTC 9187; LMG 19368; NBRC 13927; NCIB 11311; NCIMB 11311; NRRL B-5403; VKM Ac-1298

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16S rRNA gene: AB184547 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Goodfellow M, Williams ST, Alderson G. Transfer of Kitasatoa purpurea Matsumae and Hata to the genus Streptomyces as Streptomyces purpureus comb. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1986; 8:65-66.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 22. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1986; 36:573-576.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Kitasatoa kauaiensis Matsumae et al. 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Kitasatoa diplospora Matsumae et al. 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Kitasatoa nagasakiensis Matsumae and Hata 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Kitasatoa purpurea Matsumae and Hata 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏰ According to Goodfellow et al. (1986), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Kitasatoa diplospora Matsumae et al. 1968 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Goodfellow M, Williams ST, Alderson G. Transfer of Kitasatoa purpurea Matsumae and Hata to the genus Streptomyces as Streptomyces purpureus comb. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1986; 8:65-66.
- ⏰ According to Goodfellow et al. (1986), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Kitasatoa kauaiensis Matsumae et al. 1968 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Goodfellow M, Williams ST, Alderson G. Transfer of Kitasatoa purpurea Matsumae and Hata to the genus Streptomyces as Streptomyces purpureus comb. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1986; 8:65-66.
- ⏰ According to Goodfellow et al. (1986), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Kitasatoa nagasakiensis Matsumae and Hata 1968 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Goodfellow M, Williams ST, Alderson G. Transfer of Kitasatoa purpurea Matsumae and Hata to the genus Streptomyces as Streptomyces purpureus comb. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1986; 8:65-66.
- 😷 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.
- 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species may be reclassified as Kitasatospora". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218.

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

Assigned by: Goodfellow M, Williams ST, Alderson G. Transfer of Kitasatoa purpurea Matsumae and Hata to the genus Streptomyces as Streptomyces purpureus comb. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1986; 8:65-66.

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Species Streptomyces purpureus

Species ***Streptomyces* *purpureus***