Species ***Streptomyces* *roseoviridis***

Name: Streptomyces roseoviridis (Preobrazhenskaya 1957) Pridham et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Actinomyces roseoviridis" Preobrazhenskaya 1957

Etymology: ro.se.o.vi.ri.dis. L. masc. adj. roseus, rosy; L. masc./fem. adj. viridis, green; N.L. masc. adj. roseoviridis, rosy green, referring to the rosy aerial mycelium and green vegetative mycelium and diffusible pigment

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 23959; BCRC 13779; CBS 942.68; CCRC 13779; DSM 40175; IFO 12911; INA 3617; JCM 4414; NBRC 12911; NCIMB 13012; NRRL B-2730; NRRL ISP-5175; RIA 1135; VKM Ac-943

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB184239 Analyse FASTA

Effective 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.

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

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Actinomyces roseoviridis" Preobrazhenskaya 1957	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Notes:
- 😷 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 2 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: 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.

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Record number: 782001

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Species Streptomyces roseoviridis

Species ***Streptomyces* *roseoviridis***