Name: Streptomyces thermoviolaceus subsp. thermoviolaceus Henssen 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: ther.mo.vi.o.la’ce.us. Gr. fem. adj. thermê, heat; L. masc. adj. violaceus, violet colored; N.L. masc. adj. thermoviolaceus, heat, violet colored (probably referring to the thermophilic nature of the species and the violet color of the aerial mycelium)

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 19283; BCRC 12493; BCRC 12639; CBS 278.66; CBS 688.72; CCRC 12493; CCRC 12639; CGMCC 4.1471; DSM 40443; HAMBI 1006; HUT 6604; IFO 13905; IMET 43353; JCM 4337; JCM 4843; LMG 14943; LMG 19359; NBRC 13905; NCIB 10076; NCIMB 10076; NRRL B-12374; NRRL ISP-5443; RIA 1348; VKM Ac-1857

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Effective publication: Henssen A. [Morphology and system of thermophilic actinomycetes]. Arch Mikrobiol 1957; 26:373-414.

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: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🙋 This subspecies could be automatically created (rule 40d) by the valid publication of Streptomyces thermoviolaceus subsp. apingens Henssen 1957 (Approved Lists 1980) but an explicit description was also provided. Publication: Henssen A. [Morphology and system of thermophilic actinomycetes]. Arch Mikrobiol 1957; 26:373-414.
  • 😷 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.

Parent taxon: Streptomyces thermoviolaceus Henssen 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Henssen A. [Morphology and system of thermophilic actinomycetes]. Arch Mikrobiol 1957; 26:373-414.

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Record number: 782080