The following is a list of Streptomyces species, organized alphabetically by species name. Names that have not been validated according to the Bacteriological Code are enclosed in "quotes".

, there are 679 valid species of Streptomyces and an additional 121 provisional species. New species continue to be discovered (e.g., S. gossypiisoli, described in 2021). Many species are named after their colorful hyphae and/or spores.

A

Streptomyces abietis Fujii et al. 2013 Streptomyces abikoensis (Umezawa et al. 1951) Witt and Stackebrandt 1991

Streptomyces abyssalis Xu et al. 2012 "Streptomyces abyssomicinicus" Komaki et al. 2020 Streptomyces achromogenes Okami and Umezawa 1953 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces acidicola Lipun et al. 2020 Streptomyces acidiscabies Lambert and Loria 1989

Streptomyces actinomycinicus Tanasupawat et al. 2016 "Streptomyces actuosus" Pinnert et al. Streptomyces aculeolatus Shomura et al. 1988 "Streptomyces adephospholyticus" Murao and Nishino 1973 Streptomyces adustus Lee and Whang 2016 "Streptomyces aegyptia" El-Naggar et al. 2011 Streptomyces afghaniensis Shimo et al. 1959 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces africanus Meyers et al. 2004 Streptomyces aidingensis Xia et al. 2013 "Streptomyces aizunensis" Miyamura et al. 1973 Streptomyces alanosinicus Thiemann and Beretta 1966 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces albaduncus Tsukiura et al. 1964 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces albiaxialis Kuznetsov et al. 1993 "Streptomyces albicerus" Sun et al. 2020 Streptomyces albidochromogenes Preobrazhenskaya 1986 Streptomyces albidoflavus (Rossi Doria 1891) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980) "Streptomyces albidus" Kaewkla and Franco 2021 Streptomyces albiflavescens Han et al. 2015 Streptomyces albiflaviniger Goodfellow et al. 2008

Streptomyces albofaciens Thirumalachar and Bhatt 1960 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces alboflavus (Waksman and Curtis 1916) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces albogriseolus Benedict et al. 1954 (Approved Lists 1980)

Streptomyces alboniger Porter et al. 1952 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces albospinus Wang et al. 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)

Streptomyces albulus Routien 1969 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces albus (Rossi Doria 1891) Waksman and Henrici 1943 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces aldersoniae Kumar and Goodfellow 2010 Streptomyces alfalfae She et al. 2016 Streptomyces alkaliphilus Akhwale et al. 2015 Streptomyces alkaliterrae Świecimska et al. 2021 Streptomyces alkalithermotolerans Sultanpuram et al. 2015

Streptomyces alni Liu et al. 2009 Streptomyces althioticus Yamaguchi et al. 1957 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces altiplanensis Cortés-Albayay et al. 2019 Streptomyces amakusaensis Nagatsu et al. 1963 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces ambofaciens Pinnert-Sindico 1954 (Approved Lists 1980)

Streptomyces amphotericinicus Cao et al. 2017 Streptomyces amritsarensis Sharma et al. 2014 Streptomyces anandii Batra and Bajaj 1965 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces andamanensis Sripreechasak et al. 2016 Streptomyces angustmyceticus (Yüntsen et al. 1956) Kumar and Goodfellow 2010 Streptomyces anthocyanicus (Krassilnikov et al. 1965) Pridham 1970 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces antibioticus (Waksman and Woodruff 1941) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)

"Streptomyces antioxidans" Ser et al. 2016 Streptomyces anulatus (Beijerinck 1912) Waksman 1953 (Approved Lists 1980)

Streptomyces apocyni Liu et al. 2020 Streptomyces aqsuensis Wang et al. 2018 Streptomyces aquilus Li et al. 2020

Streptomyces araujoniae Da Silva et al. 2014 Streptomyces arboris Liu et al. 2020 Streptomyces arcticus Zhang et al. 2016 Streptomyces ardesiacus (Baldacci et al. 1955) Komaki and Tamura 2020 Streptomyces ardus (De Boer et al. 1961) Witt and Stackebrandt 1991 Streptomyces arenae Pridham et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980)

Streptomyces aridus Idris et al. 2017 Streptomyces armeniacus (Kalakoutskii and Kusnetsov 1964) Wellington and Williams 1981 Streptomyces artemisiae Zhao et al. 2010 Streptomyces ascomycinicus Kumar and Goodfellow 2010 Streptomyces asenjonii Goodfellow et al. 2017 Streptomyces asiaticus Sembiring et al. 2001 Streptomyces asterosporus (ex Krassilnikov 1970) Preobrazhenskaya 1986 Streptomyces atacamensis Santhanam et al. 2012 "Streptomyces atlanticus" Silva et al. 2016 Streptomyces atratus Shibata et al. 1962 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces atriruber Labeda et al. 2009

Streptomyces atroolivaceus (Preobrazhenskaya et al. 1957) Pridham et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces atrovirens (ex Preobrazhenskaya et al. 1971) Preobrazhenskaya and Terekhova 1986 Streptomyces aurantiacus (Rossi Doria 1891) Waksman 1953 (Approved Lists 1980) "Streptomyces auranticolor" Ikushima et al. 1980 Streptomyces aurantiogriseus (Preobrazhenskaya 1957) Pridham et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces auratus Goodfellow et al. 2008 Streptomyces aureocirculatus (Krassilnikov and Yuan 1965) Pridham 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

Streptomyces aureorectus (ex Taig et al. 1969) Taig and Solovieva 1986

Streptomyces aureoverticillatus (Krassilnikov and Yuan 1960) Pridham 1970 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces aureus Manfio et al. 2003

Streptomyces avermitilis (ex Burg et al. 1979) Kim and Goodfellow 2002 Streptomyces avicenniae Xiao et al. 2009 Streptomyces avidinii Stapley et al. 1964 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces axinellae Pimentel-Elardo et al. 2009

Streptomyces azureus Kelly et al. 1959 (Approved Lists 1980)

B

Streptomyces bacillaris (Krassilnikov 1958) Pridham 1970 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces badius (Kudrina 1957) Pridham et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980)

Streptomyces baliensis Otoguro et al. 2009

Streptomyces bambusae Nguyen and Kim 2016 Streptomyces bangladeshensis Al-Bari et al. 2005 Streptomyces barkulensis Ray et al. 2014 "Streptomyces bathyalis" Risdian et al. 2021 Streptomyces bauhiniae Kanchanasin et al. 2020 Streptomyces beijiangensis Li et al. 2002 Streptomyces bellus Margalith and Beretta 1960 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces bikiniensis Johnstone and Waksman 1947 (Approved Lists 1980) "Streptomyces bingchenggensis" Gao et al. 2007

Streptomyces blastmyceticus (Watanabe et al. 1957) Witt and Stackebrandt 1991 Streptomyces bluensis Mason et al. 1963 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces bobili (Waksman and Curtis 1916) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces bohaiensis Pan et al. 2015 Streptomyces boluensis Tokatli et al. 2021 Streptomyces boncukensis Tatar et al. 2021 Streptomyces boninensis Také et al. 2018 Streptomyces bottropensis Waksman 1961 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces brasiliensis (Falcão de Morais et al. 1966) Goodfellow et al. 1986 Streptomyces brevispora Zucchi et al. 2012 "Streptomyces brollosae" El-Naggar and Moawad 2015 Streptomyces broussonetiae Mo et al. 2020 Streptomyces bryophytorum Li et al. 2016 "Streptomyces buecherae" Hamm et al. 2020 Streptomyces bullii Santhanam et al. 2013 Streptomyces bungoensis Eguchi et al. 1993 Streptomyces burgazadensis Saricaoglu et al. 2014

C

"Streptomyces caatingaensis" Santos et al. 2015 Streptomyces cacaoi (Waksman 1932) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces cadmiisoli Li et al. 2019 Streptomyces caelestis De Boer et al. 1955 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces caeni Huang et al. 2018 Streptomyces caeruleatus Zhu et al. 2011

"Streptomyces caespitosus" Sugawara and Hata 1956 Streptomyces cahuitamycinicus Saygin et al. 2020 Streptomyces caldifontis Amin et al. 2017 Streptomyces calidiresistens Duan et al. 2014

Streptomyces calvus Backus et al. 1957 (Approved Lists 1980) "Streptomyces cameroonensis" Boudjeko et al. 2017 "Streptomyces camponoti" Piao et al. 2017 Streptomyces camponoticapitis Li et al. 2016 Streptomyces canalis Xie et al. 2016 Streptomyces canarius Vavra and Dietz 1965 (Approved Lists 1980)

Streptomyces candidus (ex Krassilnikov 1941) Sveshnikova 1986

Streptomyces cangkringensis Sembiring et al. 2001 Streptomyces caniferus (ex Krassilnikov 1970) Preobrazhenskaya 1986 Streptomyces canus Heinemann et al. 1953 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces capillispiralis Mertz and Higgens 1982 Streptomyces capitiformicae Jiang et al. 2018 Streptomyces capoamus Gonçalves de Lima et al. 1964 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces capparidis Wang et al. 2017 "Streptomyces carminius" Wang et al. 2018 Streptomyces carpaticus Maximova and Terekhova 1986 Streptomyces carpinensis (Falcão de Morais et al. 1971) Goodfellow et al. 1986 "Streptomyces castaneus" Zhou et al. 2017 Streptomyces castelarensis (Cercós 1954) Kumar and Goodfellow 2008

Streptomyces catenulae Davisson and Finlay 1961 (Approved Lists 1980) "Streptomyces cattleya" Noble et al. 1978 Streptomyces cavernae Fang et al. 2020

Streptomyces cavourensis Skarbek and Brady 1978 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces cellostaticus Hamada 1958 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces celluloflavus Nishimura et al. 1953 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces cellulolyticus Li 1997 Streptomyces cellulosae (Krainsky 1914) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces cerasinus Kanchanasin et al. 2017 "Streptomyces cerradoensis" da Silva Sobrinho et al. 2005 "Streptomyces cervinus" Ōmura et al. 1982

Streptomyces chartreusis Leach et al. 1953 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces chattanoogensis Burns and Holtman 1959 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces cheonanensis Kim et al. 2006 Streptomyces chiangmaiensis Promnuan et al. 2013

Streptomyces chilikensis Ray et al. 2013 Streptomyces chitinivorans Ray et al. 2016 Streptomyces chlorus Kim et al. 2013 Streptomyces chrestomyceticus Canevazzi and Scotti 1959 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces chromofuscus (Preobrazhenskaya et al. 1957) Pridham et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces chryseus (Krassilnikov et al. 1965) Pridham 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

Streptomyces chumphonensis Phongsopitanun et al. 2014

Streptomyces cinereoruber Corbaz et al. 1957 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces cinereospinus Terekhova et al. 1986 Streptomyces cinereus (Cross et al. 1963) Goodfellow et al. 1986 Streptomyces cinerochromogenes Miyairi et al. 1966 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces cinnabarigriseus Landwehr et al. 2018 Streptomyces cinnabarinus (Ryabova and Preobrazhenskaya 1957) Pridham et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980)

Streptomyces cinnamoneus (Benedict et al. 1952) Witt and Stackebrandt 1991 Streptomyces cirratus Koshiyama et al. 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)

"Streptomyces citricolor" Kusaka et al. 1968 Streptomyces clavifer (Millard and Burr 1926) Waksman 1953 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces clavuligerus Higgens and Kastner 1971 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces coacervatus Shibazaki et al. 2011

Streptomyces cocklensis Kim et al. 2012 Streptomyces coelescens (Krassilnikov et al. 1965) Pridham 1970 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces coelicoflavus (ex Ryabova and Preobrazhenskaya 1957) Terekhova 1986

"Streptomyces coeruleoaurantiacus" Gauze et al. 1982 Streptomyces coeruleoflavus (ex Ryabova and Preobrazhenskaya 1957) Preobrazhenskaya and Maximova 1986 Streptomyces coeruleofuscus (Preobrazhenskaya 1957) Pridham et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces coeruleoprunus Preobrazhenskaya 1986 Streptomyces coeruleorubidus (Preobrazhenskaya 1957) Pridham et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces coerulescens (Preobrazhenskaya 1957) Pridham et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces collinus Lindenbein 1952 (Approved Lists 1980)

"Streptomyces colonosanans" Law et al. 2017 "Streptomyces conglobatus" Liu et al. 1978 Streptomyces corchorusii Ahmad and Bhuiyan 1958 (Approved Lists 1980) Streptomyces coryli Saygin et al. 2020 "Streptomyces corynorhini" Hamm et al. 2019

Streptomyces cremeus (Kudrina 1957) Pridham et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980)