Species Streptomyces violaceoniger

Name: Streptomyces violaceoniger (Waksman and Curtis 1916) Pridham et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Actinomyces violaceusniger" Waksman and Curtis 1916

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … wi-o-la-ke-O-ni-ger, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 27477; CBS 760.72; CGMCC 4.1423; DSM 40563; IFO 13459; JCM 4850; LMG 19336; NBRC 13459; NRRL B-1476; NRRL ISP-5563; RIA 1420; VKM Ac-583

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ391822 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: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Streptomyces violaceusniger corrig. (Waksman and Curtis 1916) Pridham et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980)

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Streptomyces violaceoniger" (Waksman and Curtis 1916) Waksman and Henrici 1948	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
"Actinomyces violaceusniger" Waksman and Curtis 1916	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Streptomyces violaceusniger corrig. (Waksman and Curtis 1916) Pridham et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980)	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 19 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of 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: 798647

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Species Streptomyces violaceoniger