Name: "Gordona rubra" Tsukamura 1971

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ru’bra. L. fem. adj. rubra, red

Pronunciation, gender: RU-bra, feminine

Nomenclatural type: 3605; ATCC 25593; JCM 3199; JCM 3227; LMG 5368; NCTC 10668

16S rRNA gene: AY995558 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Tsukamura M. Proposal of a new genus, Gordona, for slightly acid-fast organisms occurring in sputa of patients with pulmonary disease and in soil. J Gen Microbiol 1971; 68:15-26.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Gordonia rubripertincta corrig. (Hefferan 1904) Stackebrandt et al. 1989

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Rhodococcus corallinus (Bergey et al. 1923) Goodfellow and Alderson 1977 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Gordonia rubripertincta corrig. (Hefferan 1904) Stackebrandt et al. 1989	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Gordona rubripertincta (Hefferan 1904) Stackebrandt et al. 1989	heterotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    Gordona rubropertinctus (Hefferan 1904) Stackebrandt et al. 1989	heterotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    Rhodococcus rubropertinctus (Hefferan 1904) Tsukamura 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Serratia corallina" Bergey et al. 1923	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    "Bacillus rubropertinctus" Hefferan 1904	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Gordonia rubropertinctus (Hefferan 1904) Stackebrandt et al. 1989	heterotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Mordarski et al. (1980), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Gordona rubripertincta (Hefferan 1904) Stackebrandt et al. 1989. Publication: Mordarski M, Goodfellow M, Kaszen I, Tkacz A, Pulverer G, Schaal KP. Deoxyribonucleic acid reassociation in the classification of the genus Rhodococcus Zopf 1891 (Approved Lists, 1980). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:521-527.
  • ⏲ According to Mordarski et al. (1980), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Bacillus rubropertinctus" Hefferan 1904. Publication: Mordarski M, Goodfellow M, Kaszen I, Tkacz A, Pulverer G, Schaal KP. Deoxyribonucleic acid reassociation in the classification of the genus Rhodococcus Zopf 1891 (Approved Lists, 1980). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:521-527.
  • ⏲ According to Mordarski et al. (1980), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Gordonia rubripertincta corrig. (Hefferan 1904) Stackebrandt et al. 1989. Publication: Mordarski M, Goodfellow M, Kaszen I, Tkacz A, Pulverer G, Schaal KP. Deoxyribonucleic acid reassociation in the classification of the genus Rhodococcus Zopf 1891 (Approved Lists, 1980). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:521-527.
  • ⏲ According to Mordarski et al. (1980), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Rhodococcus rubropertinctus (Hefferan 1904) Tsukamura 1974 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Mordarski M, Goodfellow M, Kaszen I, Tkacz A, Pulverer G, Schaal KP. Deoxyribonucleic acid reassociation in the classification of the genus Rhodococcus Zopf 1891 (Approved Lists, 1980). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:521-527.
  • ⏲ According to Mordarski et al. (1980), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Gordona rubropertinctus (Hefferan 1904) Stackebrandt et al. 1989. Publication: Mordarski M, Goodfellow M, Kaszen I, Tkacz A, Pulverer G, Schaal KP. Deoxyribonucleic acid reassociation in the classification of the genus Rhodococcus Zopf 1891 (Approved Lists, 1980). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:521-527.
  • ⏲ According to Mordarski et al. (1980), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Gordonia rubropertinctus (Hefferan 1904) Stackebrandt et al. 1989. Publication: Mordarski M, Goodfellow M, Kaszen I, Tkacz A, Pulverer G, Schaal KP. Deoxyribonucleic acid reassociation in the classification of the genus Rhodococcus Zopf 1891 (Approved Lists, 1980). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:521-527.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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.

Parent taxon: "Gordona" Tsukamura 1971

Assigned by: Tsukamura M. Proposal of a new genus, Gordona, for slightly acid-fast organisms occurring in sputa of patients with pulmonary disease and in soil. J Gen Microbiol 1971; 68:15-26.

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Record number: 16627