Species ***Streptomyces* *longisporus***

Name: Streptomyces longisporus (Krassilnikov 1941) Waksman 1953 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Actinomyces longisporus" Krassilnikov 1941

Etymology: lon.gi’spo.rus. L. masc. adj. longus, long; Gr. fem. n. spora, a spore; N.L. masc. adj. longisporus, long-spored

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … lon-GI-spo-rus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 23931; BCRC 13776; CBS 916.68; CCRC 13776; CCT 5006; DSM 40166; IFO 12885; IMET 43090; INA 4417/56; JCM 4395; NBRC 12885; NRRL B-5336; NRRL ISP-5166; PCM 2394; RIA 1134; VKM Ac-1896

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ399475 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Waksman SA, Lechevalier HA. Guide to the Classification and Identification of the Actinomycetes and their Antibiotics. The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1953.

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 (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Actinomyces longisporus" Krassilnikov 1941	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Notes:
- ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Waksman) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Waksman and Lechevalier).
- 😷 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 = "(spelled 'Streptomyces longosporus' in TRBA)". — 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 6 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: Waksman SA, Lechevalier HA. Guide to the Classification and Identification of the Actinomycetes and their Antibiotics. The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1953.

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

Record number: 781820

This LPSN page was printed on 2026-03-08 13:59:23

Subscribe to our newsletter

Species Streptomyces longisporus

Species ***Streptomyces* *longisporus***