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Species Gordonia alkaliphila
Name: Gordonia alkaliphila Cha and Cha 2013
Etymology: al.ka.li’phi.la. Arabic article al, the; Arabic masc. n. qaly, ashes of saltwort; N.L. neut. n. alkali, alkali (indeclinable); N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. fem. adj. alkaliphila, loving alkaline conditions
Pronunciation, gender: al-ka-LI-phi-la, feminine
Type strain: CJ10; DSM 46693; JCM 18077; KACC 16561; NBRC 109776
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16S rRNA gene:
JN008111
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Cha JH, Cha CJ. Gordonia alkaliphila sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from tidal flat sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:327-331. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1211-1213.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 3 times 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.
Parent taxon: Gordonia corrig. (ex Tsukamura 1971) Stackebrandt et al. 1989
Assigned by:
Cha JH, Cha CJ. Gordonia alkaliphila sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from tidal flat sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:327-331.
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Record number: 790425
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