Name:Streptomycesrhizosphaericus corrig. Sembiring et al. 2001
Category: Species
Proposed as: sp. nov.
Etymology:rhi.zo.sphae’ri.cus.Gr. fem. n.rhiza, root; L. masc. adj.sphaericus, of or belonging to a ball, spherical; N.L. masc. adj.rhizosphaericus, belonging to the sphere of the root
Effective publication:
Sembiring L, Ward AC, Goodfellow M. Selective isolation and characterisation of members of the Streptomyces violaceusniger clade associated with the roots of Paraserianthes falcataria. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2000; 78:353-366. 🇬🇧
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 82. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1619-1620.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status:
correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Komaki 2025
Komaki H. Emended descriptions of Streptomyces javensis and Streptomyces rhizosphaericus based on reclassifications of Streptomyces yogyakartensis, Streptomyces cangkringensis, and Streptomyces indonesiensis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6881. 🇯🇵
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6926.
Komaki 2026
Komaki H. Five new combinations and emended descriptions of two species related to subspecies in the genus Streptomyces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7056. 🇯🇵
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 76, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7121. Notes:
🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.
Notes:
⏰ According to Komaki (2026), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptomycesasiaticus Sembiring et al. 2001.Publication:
Komaki H. Five new combinations and emended descriptions of two species related to subspecies in the genus Streptomyces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7056. 🇯🇵
🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list.Publication:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 76, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7121.
😷 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 5 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Streptomycesviolaceusniger corrig. (Waksman and Curtis 1916) Pridham et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980).Publication:
Pridham TG, Hesseltine CW, Benedict RG. A guide for the classification of streptomycetes according to selected groups; placement of strains in morphological sections. Appl Microbiol 1958; 6:52-79.
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
🙆 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 original spelling of the specific epithet, rhizosphaerius (sic), has been corrected on validation according to Rule 61.Publication:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 82. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1619-1620.
Subdivision:
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2 Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2 Total number of child taxa: 2
Assigned by:
Sembiring L, Ward AC, Goodfellow M. Selective isolation and characterisation of members of the Streptomyces violaceusniger clade associated with the roots of Paraserianthes falcataria. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2000; 78:353-366. 🇬🇧
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