Name: Gordona bronchialis (Tsukamura 1971) Stackebrandt et al. 1989

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Gordona bronchialis" Tsukamura 1971

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … bron-k^hi-A-lis, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 25592; CCUG 20989; CCUG 34956; CIP 100847; DSM 43247; IFO 16047; JCM 3198; JCM 3231; LMG 5355; NBRC 16047; NCTC 10667; Tsukamura 3410; VKM Ac-956

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X79287 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Stackebrandt E, Smida J, Collins MD. Evidence of phylogenetic heterogeneity within the genus Rhodococcus: revival of the genus Gordona (Tsukamura). J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 1988; 34:341-348. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 30. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1989; 39:371.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

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

Correct name: Gordonia bronchialis corrig. (Tsukamura 1971) Stackebrandt et al. 1989

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Gordonia bronchialis corrig. (Tsukamura 1971) Stackebrandt et al. 1989	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
    "Gordona bronchialis" Tsukamura 1971	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Rhodococcus bronchialis (Tsukamura 1971) Tsukamura 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Gordona (ex Tsukamura 1971) Stackebrandt et al. 1989. Publication: Stackebrandt E, Smida J, Collins MD. Evidence of phylogenetic heterogeneity within the genus Rhodococcus: revival of the genus Gordona (Tsukamura). J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 1988; 34:341-348. 🇬🇧
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 10 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 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.
  • 🧍 Nom. corrig.: IJSB 47:485. Publication: Stackebrandt E, Rainey FA, Ward-Rainey NL. Proposal for a new hierarchic classification system, Actinobacteria classis nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:479-491. 🇩🇪

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

Assigned by: Stackebrandt E, Smida J, Collins MD. Evidence of phylogenetic heterogeneity within the genus Rhodococcus: revival of the genus Gordona (Tsukamura). J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 1988; 34:341-348. 🇬🇧

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