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Chemotaxonomic analysis of cells of Streptomyces erythraeus NRRL 2338, the type strain of the species, revealed that this strain is not a representative of the genus Streptomyces because the cell walls contain meso-diaminopimelic acid, arabinose, and galactose. I propose that this strain be transferred to the genus Saccharopolyspora Lacey and Goodfellow 1975 as the type strain of a new species, Saccharopolyspora erythraea. The new species Saccharopolyspora erythraea is described, and strain NRRL 2338 (= ATCC 11635 = ISP 5517) is designated the type strain. The description of Streptomyces erythraeus is amended, and a neotype strain, strain NRRL B-5616 (= IMRU 3737), is proposed for this species. A new subspecies of Saccharopolyspora, Saccharopolyspora hirsuta subsp. taberi, is also described.
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Transfer of the Type Strain of Streptomyces erythraeus (Waksman 1923) Waksman and Henrici 1948 to the Genus Saccharopolyspora Lacey and Goodfellow 1975 as Saccharopolyspora erythraea sp. nov., and Designation of a Neotype Strain for Streptomyces erythraeus