Species ***Streptomyces* *viridis***

Name: Streptomyces viridis Kim et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: vi’ri.dis. L. masc. adj. viridis, green, referring to the colour of the aerial spore mass on oatmeal agar

Gender: masculine

Type strain: BK199; CGMCC 4.6824; DSM 42078; KACC 21003

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: FR692117 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kim BY, Rong X, Zucchi TD, Huang Y, Goodfellow M. Streptomyces chlorus sp. nov. and Streptomyces viridis sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1728-1733.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2755-2756.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 😡 This taxon name is a homonym of "Streptomyces viridis" (Lombardo-Pelligrino 1903) Waksman 1953.
- 😷 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 3 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: Kim BY, Rong X, Zucchi TD, Huang Y, Goodfellow M. Streptomyces chlorus sp. nov. and Streptomyces viridis sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1728-1733.

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Record number: 782124

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Species Streptomyces viridis

Species ***Streptomyces* *viridis***