Species Streptomyces willmorei

Name: Streptomyces willmorei (Erikson 1935) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Actinomyces willmorei" Erikson 1935

Etymology: will.mo’re.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. willmorei, of Willmore, named for J.G. Willmore, the surgeon who first isolated the organism

Pronunciation, gender: will-MO-re-i, masculine

Type strain: 21046; ATCC 6867; BCRC 12640; CBS 372.64; CBS 692.72; CCRC 12640; DSM 40459; IFO 13391; IMET 41387; JCM 4861; NBRC 13391; NCIMB 12984; NCTC 1856; NRRL B-1332; NRRL ISP-5459; RIA 1352; VKM Ac-1867

16S rRNA gene: EF178673 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Waksman SA, Henrici AT. Family III. Streptomycetaceae Waksman and Henrici. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Hitchens AP (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 6th ed., The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1948, p. 929-980.

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: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Streptomyces microflavus (Krainsky 1914) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Actinomyces alboviridis" Duché 1934	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
"Actinomyces lipmanii" Waksman and Curtis 1916	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Streptomyces alboviridis (Duché 1934) Pridham et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Streptomyces lipmanii (Waksman and Curtis 1916) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Streptomyces griseus subsp. cretosus Pridham 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
Streptomyces luridiscabiei Park et al. 2003	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
"Actinomyces willmorei" Erikson 1935	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Streptomyces microflavus (Krainsky 1914) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Streptomyces griseus subsp. alpha (Ciferri 1927) Pridham 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
"Actinomyces griseus subsp. alpha" Ciferri 1927	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists, distinct rank
"Actinomyces fulvissimus" Jensen 1930	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
"Actinomyces microflavus" Krainsky 1914	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Streptomyces fulvissimus (Jensen 1930) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Lanoot et al. (2005), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Actinomyces microflavus" Krainsky 1914. Publication: Lanoot B, Vancanneyt M, Van Schoor A, Liu Z, Swings J. Reclassification of Streptomyces nigrifaciens as a later synonym of Streptomyces flavovirens; Streptomyces citreofluorescens, Streptomyces chrysomallus subsp. chrysomallus and Streptomyces fluorescens as later synonyms of Streptomyces anulatus; Streptomyces chibaensis as a later synonym of Streptomyces corchorusii; Streptomyces flaviscleroticus as a later synonym of Streptomyces minutiscleroticus; and Streptomyces lipmanii, Streptomyces griseus subsp. alpha, Streptomyces griseus subsp. cretosus and Streptomyces willmorei as later synonyms of Streptomyces microflavus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:729-731. 🇧🇪
- ⏲ According to Lanoot et al. (2005), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces microflavus (Krainsky 1914) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Lanoot B, Vancanneyt M, Van Schoor A, Liu Z, Swings J. Reclassification of Streptomyces nigrifaciens as a later synonym of Streptomyces flavovirens; Streptomyces citreofluorescens, Streptomyces chrysomallus subsp. chrysomallus and Streptomyces fluorescens as later synonyms of Streptomyces anulatus; Streptomyces chibaensis as a later synonym of Streptomyces corchorusii; Streptomyces flaviscleroticus as a later synonym of Streptomyces minutiscleroticus; and Streptomyces lipmanii, Streptomyces griseus subsp. alpha, Streptomyces griseus subsp. cretosus and Streptomyces willmorei as later synonyms of Streptomyces microflavus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:729-731. 🇧🇪
- ❗ Streptomyces willmorei is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Streptomyces.
- 😷 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, note = "p". — 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 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: Waksman SA, Henrici AT. Family III. Streptomycetaceae Waksman and Henrici. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Hitchens AP (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 6th ed., The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1948, p. 929-980.

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/streptomyces-willmoreiLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 782135

This LPSN page was printed on 2026-01-19 04:33:35

Subscribe to our newsletter

Species Streptomyces willmorei