Transfer of Chainia Species to the Genus Streptomyces with Emended Description of Species

Summary Chemical, genetical and phenetic data indicate a close relationship between the genus Chainia Thirumalachar and the genus Streptomyces Waksman and Henrici. It is proposed that the genus Chainia becomes a junior synonym of the genus Streptomyces and that the species it contains be named accordingly. Thus, it is proposed that Chainia antibiotica Thirumalachar, Chainia flava Thirumalachar and Sukapure, Chainia fumigata Thirumalachar et al., Chainia kunmingensis Ruan et al., Chainia minutisclerotia Thirumalachar et al., Chainia nigra Thirumalachar, Chainia ochracea Kuznetsov, Chainia olivacea Thirumalachar and Sukapure, Chainia poonensis Thirumalachar, Chainia purpurogena Thirumalachar and Sukapure, Chainia rosea Thirumalachar, Chainia rubra Thirumalachar and Chainia violens Kalakoutskii and Krassilnikov be transferred to the genus Streptomyces as Streptomyces sclerotialus Pridham; Streptomyces flaviscleroticus (Pridham) nom. rev., Streptomyces fumigatiscleroticus (Pridham) nom. rev., Streptomyces kunmingensis (Ruan et al.) comb, nov., Streptomyces minutiscleroticus (Thirumalachar et al.) Pridham, Streptomyces niger (Thirumalacher) comb, nov., Streptomyces ochraceiscleroticus Pridham, Streptomyces olivaceiscleroticus Pridham, Streptomyces poonensis (Thirumalachar) Pridham, Streptomyces purpurogeneiscleroticus Pridham, Streptomyces roseiscleroticus Pridham, Streptomyces ruber (Thirumalachar) comb. nov. and Streptomyces violens (Pridham) nom. rev. , respectively.