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Species Aldersonia kunmingensis
Name: Aldersonia kunmingensis (Wang et al. 2008) Nouioui et al. 2018
Basonym: Rhodococcus kunmingensis Wang et al. 2008
Etymology: kun.ming.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. kunmingensis, pertaining to Kunming, a city in Yunnan province in south-west China
Pronunciation, gender: kun-min͡g-EN-sis, feminine
Type strain: DSM 45001; JCM 15626; KCTC 19149; YIM 45607
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
DQ997045
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 184. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3379-3393.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Rhodococcus kunmingensis Wang et al. 2008 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Aldersonia Nouioui et al. 2018.
Publication:
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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.
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🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates within Nocardia and may be reclassified".
Publication:
Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Aldersonia Nouioui et al. 2018.
Publication:
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.
Parent taxon: Aldersonia Nouioui et al. 2018
Assigned by:
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.
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Record number: 798246
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