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Species Streptomyces minutiscleroticus

Classification: 

Bacteria Bacillati Actinomycetota Actinomycetes Kitasatosporales Streptomycetaceae Streptomyces Streptomyces minutiscleroticus

Name: Streptomyces minutiscleroticus (Thirumalachar 1965) Pridham 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Chainia minutisclerotica Thirumalachar 1965 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: mi.nu.ti.scle.ro’ti.cus. L. masc. perf. part. minutus, little, small, minute; N.L. neut. n. sclerotium, sclerotium; L. masc. adj. suff. -icus, suffix used in adjectives with the sense of belonging to; N.L. masc. adj. minutiscleroticus, belonging to a small sclerotium

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: strep-TO-my-kes mi-nu-ti-skle-RO-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 17757; ATCC 19346; BCRC 12544; CBS 231.65; CBS 662.72; CCRC 12544; CMI 112786; DSM 40301; IFO 13000; IFO 13361; IMI 112786; ISP 5301; JCM 3102; JCM 4790; KCTC 9123; LMG 20062; NBRC 13000; NBRC 13361; NCIB 10996; NCIMB 10996; NRRL B-12202; PCM 2304; RIA 1322; RIA 885

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16S rRNA gene: EF178696 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Pridham TG. New names and new combinations in the order Actinomycetales Buchanan 1917. Bulletin of the United States Department of Agriculture 1970; 1424:1-55.

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

  • Emendations:
    • Lanoot et al. 2005 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. 🇧🇪 Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1399-1402.
      Notes:
      • 🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.
  • Notes:
    • ⏰ According to Lanoot et al. (2005), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Chainia flava Thirumalachar and Sukapure 1964 (Approved Lists 1980) but this is in conflict with the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. 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 an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptomyces flaviscleroticus (ex Pridham 1970) Goodfellow et al. 1986 but this is in conflict with the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. 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 an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Streptomyces flaviscleroticus" Pridham 1970 but this is in conflict with the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. 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. 🇧🇪
    • 😷 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 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 7 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 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: Pridham TG. New names and new combinations in the order Actinomycetales Buchanan 1917. Bulletin of the United States Department of Agriculture 1970; 1424:1-55.

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Record number: 781857

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