Name: Gordona amarae (Lechevalier and Lechevalier 1974) Ruimy et al. 1995

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Nocardia amarae Lechevalier and Lechevalier 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-MA-ra͡e, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 27808; CIP 104501; DSM 43376; DSM 43392; DSM 43587; HAMBI 2282; IFO 15530; JCM 3171; NBRC 15530; NCIB 11222; NCIMB 11222; NRRL B-16281; NRRL B-8176; SE6; VKM Ac-801

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X80635 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Ruimy R, Boiron P, Boivin V, Christen R. A phylogeny of the genus Nocardia deduced from the analysis of small-subunit ribosomal DNA sequences, including transfer of Nocardia amarae to the genus Gordona as Gordona amarae comb. nov. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1994; 123:261-267. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 53. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:418-419.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling and illegitimate

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)

Preferred name: Gordonia amarae corrig. (Lechevalier and Lechevalier 1974) Ruimy et al. 1995

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Gordona amarae (Lechevalier and Lechevalier 1974) Klatte et al. 1994	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    "Gordona amarae" (Lechevalier and Lechevalier 1974) Goodfellow et al. 1994	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    Gordonia amarae corrig. (Lechevalier and Lechevalier 1974) Klatte et al. 1994	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Gordonia amarae corrig. (Lechevalier and Lechevalier 1974) Ruimy et al. 1995	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
    Nocardia amarae Lechevalier and Lechevalier 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 😷 The taxon name shown here has no assigned risk group, but is the original uncorrected spelling of Gordonia amarae corrig. (Lechevalier and Lechevalier 1974) Ruimy et al. 1995, which has a risk group (Swiss Confederation) above 1. These are therefore two spellings of the same name that should be treated identically for practical purposes.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 7 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
  • 🧍 Later isonym of Gordona amarae (Lechevalier and Lechevalier 1974) Klatte et al. 1994. Publication: Klatte S, Rainey FA, Kroppenstedt RM. Transfer of Rhodococcus aichiensis Tsukamura 1982 and Nocardia amarae Lechevalier and Lechevalier 1974 to the genus Gordona as Gordona aichiensis comb. nov. and Gordona amarae comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:769-773. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Gordona (ex Tsukamura 1971) Stackebrandt et al. 1989

Assigned by: Ruimy R, Boiron P, Boivin V, Christen R. A phylogeny of the genus Nocardia deduced from the analysis of small-subunit ribosomal DNA sequences, including transfer of Nocardia amarae to the genus Gordona as Gordona amarae comb. nov. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1994; 123:261-267. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 7162