Open AccessReclassification of Streptomyces hygroscopicus subsp. glebosus and Streptomyces libani subsp. rufus as later heterotypic synonyms of Streptomyces platensis
Author(s) -
Hisayuki Komaki,
Tomohiko Tamura
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1466-5034
pISSN - 1466-5026
DOI - 10.1099/ijsem.0.004279
Subject(s) - biology , streptomyces hygroscopicus , streptomyces , botany , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , bacteria
We investigated the taxonomic relationships among Streptomyces hygroscopicus subsp. glebosus , Streptomyces libani subsp. rufus and Streptomyces platensis . The three species formed a single clade in the phylogenetic trees based on 16S rRNA gene sequence and multilocus sequence analyses. Digital DNA–DNA hybridization using whole genome sequences suggested that S. hygroscopicus subsp. glebosus , S. libani subsp. rufus and S. platensis belong to the same genomospecies. Previously reported phenotypic data also supported this synonymy. Therefore, S. hygroscopicus subsp. glebosus and S. libani subsp. rufus should be reclassified as later heterotypic synonyms of S. platensis .