Species Streptomyces viridoflavum

Name: Streptomyces viridoflavum (Locci and Schofield 1989 ex Waksman and Taber 1953) Witt and Stackebrandt 1991

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Streptoverticillium viridoflavum (ex Waksman and Taber 1953) Locci and Schofield 1989

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: strep-TO-my-kes wi-ri-do-FLA-wum, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 12631; DSM 40237; NBRC 15799

16S rRNA gene: AB184702 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Witt D, Stackebrandt E. Unification of the genera Streptoverticillium and Streptomyces, and amendation of Streptomyces Waksman and Henrici 1943, 339AL. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1990; 13:361-371. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 38. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:456-457.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

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

Correct name: Streptomyces viridiflavus corrig. (Locci and Schofield 1989 ex Waksman and Taber 1953) Witt and Stackebrandt 1991

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Streptomyces olivoverticillatus (Shinobu 1956) Witt and Stackebrandt 1991	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Streptoverticillium viridoflavum (ex Waksman and Taber 1953) Locci and Schofield 1989	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Streptomyces viridiflavus corrig. (Locci and Schofield 1989 ex Waksman and Taber 1953) Witt and Stackebrandt 1991	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
Streptoverticillium olivoverticillatum (Shinobu 1956) Baldacci et al. 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
"Streptomyces olivoverticillatus" Shinobu 1956	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Hatano et al. (2003), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Streptomyces olivoverticillatus" Shinobu 1956. Publication: Hatano K, Nishii T, Kasai H. Taxonomic re-evaluation of whorl-forming Streptomyces (formerly Streptoverticillium) species by using phenotypes, DNA-DNA hybridization and sequences of gyrB, and proposal of Streptomyces luteireticuli (ex Katoh and Arai 1957) corrig., sp. nov., nom. rev. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1519-1529. 🇯🇵
- ⏲ According to Hatano et al. (2003), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Streptoverticillium olivoverticillatum (Shinobu 1956) Baldacci et al. 1966 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Hatano K, Nishii T, Kasai H. Taxonomic re-evaluation of whorl-forming Streptomyces (formerly Streptoverticillium) species by using phenotypes, DNA-DNA hybridization and sequences of gyrB, and proposal of Streptomyces luteireticuli (ex Katoh and Arai 1957) corrig., sp. nov., nom. rev. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1519-1529. 🇯🇵
- ⏲ According to Hatano et al. (2003), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces olivoverticillatus (Shinobu 1956) Witt and Stackebrandt 1991. Publication: Hatano K, Nishii T, Kasai H. Taxonomic re-evaluation of whorl-forming Streptomyces (formerly Streptoverticillium) species by using phenotypes, DNA-DNA hybridization and sequences of gyrB, and proposal of Streptomyces luteireticuli (ex Katoh and Arai 1957) corrig., sp. nov., nom. rev. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1519-1529. 🇯🇵
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 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.
- 🧍 Nom. corrig.: IJSB 48:1073. Publication: Euzéby JP. Taxonomic note: necessary correction of specific and subspecific epithets according to Rules 12c and 13b of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria (1990 Revision). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1998; 48:1073-1075. 🇫🇷

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

Assigned by: Witt D, Stackebrandt E. Unification of the genera Streptoverticillium and Streptomyces, and amendation of Streptomyces Waksman and Henrici 1943, 339AL. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1990; 13:361-371. 🇩🇪

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Species Streptomyces viridoflavum