Species Gordona sputi

Name: Gordona sputi (Tsukamura and Yano 1985 ex Tsukamura 1978) Stackebrandt et al. 1989

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Rhodococcus sputi (ex Tsukamura 1978) Tsukamura and Yano 1985

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … SPU-ti, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 29627; CCUG 47138; CIP 100849; DSM 43896; IFO 16049; JCM 3228; NBRC 100414; NBRC 16049

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X80634 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 sputi corrig. (Tsukamura and Yano 1985 ex Tsukamura 1978) Stackebrandt et al. 1989

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Gordonia sputi corrig. (Tsukamura and Yano 1985 ex Tsukamura 1978) Stackebrandt et al. 1989	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
    Rhodococcus sputi (ex Tsukamura 1978) Tsukamura and Yano 1985	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Riegel et al. 1994 Riegel P, Kamne-Fotso MV, De Briel D, Prévost G, Jehl F, Piémont Y, Monteil H. Rhodococcus chubuensis Tsukamura 1982 is a later subjective synonym of Gordona sputi (Tsukamura 1978) Stackebrandt 1989 comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1994; 44:764-768. 🇫🇷 Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 44, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:199-200.

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Riegel et al. (1994), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Rhodococcus chubuensis Tsukamura 1983 but this is in conflict with the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Publication: Riegel P, Kamne-Fotso MV, De Briel D, Prévost G, Jehl F, Piémont Y, Monteil H. Rhodococcus chubuensis Tsukamura 1982 is a later subjective synonym of Gordona sputi (Tsukamura 1978) Stackebrandt 1989 comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1994; 44:764-768. 🇫🇷
  • ⏰ According to Zakrzewska-Czerwinska et al. (1988), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Rhodococcus obuensis Tsukamura 1983 but this is in conflict with the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Publication: Zakrzewska-Czerwinska J, Mordarski M, Goodfellow M. DNA base composition and homology values in the classification of some Rhodococcus species. J Gen Microbiol 1988; 134:2807-2813.
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — 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 2 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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