Name: "Verticillomyces kentuckensis" (Barr and Carman 1956) Shinobu 1965

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Streptomyces kentuckensis" Barr and Carman 1956

Etymology: ken.tuc.ken’sis. N.L. masc. adj. kentuckensis, referring to Kentucky [probably better: kentuckyensis]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ken-tuk-KEN-sis, masculine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 12691; ATCC 23926; CBS 910.68; DSM 40052; HAMBI 52; IFO 12880; IPV 1780; IPV 1958; IPV 940; ISP 5052; JCM 4153; JCM 4647; KCC S-153; LMG 5977; NBRC 12880; NRRL B-1831; NRRL ISP-5052; RIA 1114

16S rRNA gene: DQ442512 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Shinobu R. Taxonomy of the whirl-forming Streptomycetaceae. Memoirs of the Osaka University of the Liberal Arts and Education B Natural Science 1965; 14:72-201.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Streptomyces netropsis (Finlay et al. 1951) Witt and Stackebrandt 1991

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Streptoverticillium kentuckense (Barr and Carman 1956) Baldacci et al. 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Streptoverticillium flavopersicum (Oliver et al. 1961) Locci et al. 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Streptomyces kentuckensis (Barr and Carman 1956) Witt and Stackebrandt 1991	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Streptomyces flavopersicus" Oliver et al. 1961	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Streptoverticillium netropsis (Finlay et al. 1951) Baldacci et al. 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Streptomyces flavopersicus (Oliver et al. 1961) Witt and Stackebrandt 1991	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Streptoverticillium syringium (ex Konev et al. 1974) Konev 1986	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Streptomyces syringius corrig. (Konev 1986 ex Konev et al. 1974) Witt and Stackebrandt 1991	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Streptomyces netropsis (Finlay et al. 1951) Witt and Stackebrandt 1991	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Streptomyces kentuckensis" Barr and Carman 1956	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    "Streptomyces netropsis" Finlay et al. 1951	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Streptomyces syringium (Konev 1986 ex Konev et al. 1974) Witt and Stackebrandt 1991	heterotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Hatano et al. (2003), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Streptomyces netropsis" Finlay et al. 1951. 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 netropsis (Finlay et al. 1951) 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 netropsis (Finlay et al. 1951) 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. 🇯🇵
  • ⏲ According to Labeda (1996), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Streptomyces netropsis" Finlay et al. 1951. Publication: Labeda DP. DNA relatedness among verticil-forming Streptomyces species (formerly Streptoverticillium species). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:699-703. 🇺🇸
  • ⏲ According to Labeda (1996), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Streptoverticillium netropsis (Finlay et al. 1951) Baldacci et al. 1966 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Labeda DP. DNA relatedness among verticil-forming Streptomyces species (formerly Streptoverticillium species). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:699-703. 🇺🇸
  • ⏲ According to Labeda (1996), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces netropsis (Finlay et al. 1951) Witt and Stackebrandt 1991. Publication: Labeda DP. DNA relatedness among verticil-forming Streptomyces species (formerly Streptoverticillium species). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:699-703. 🇺🇸
  • ⏰ According to Hatano et al. (2003), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptoverticillium syringium (ex Konev et al. 1974) Konev 1986. 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 an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces syringium (Konev 1986 ex Konev et al. 1974) 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. 🇯🇵
  • ⏰ According to Hatano et al. (2003), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces syringius corrig. (Konev 1986 ex Konev et al. 1974) 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. 🇯🇵
  • 😷 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". — 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.

Parent taxon: "Verticillomyces" Shinobu 1965

Assigned by: Shinobu R. Taxonomy of the whirl-forming Streptomycetaceae. Memoirs of the Osaka University of the Liberal Arts and Education B Natural Science 1965; 14:72-201.

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