Species Gordonia amarae

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

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

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

Etymology: a.ma’rae. Gr. fem. n. amara, sewage duct; N.L. gen. fem. n. amarae, of a sewage duct

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: gor-DO-ni-a 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: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

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

Correct name: Gordonia amarae corrig. (Lechevalier and Lechevalier 1974) Klatte et al. 1994

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

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

Notes:
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- 😷 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". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 34 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.
- 🧍 Gordonia amarae (Lechevalier and Lechevalier 1974) Ruimy et al. 1995 is illegitimate because it has no priority. 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. 🇩🇪
- 🧍 Gordonia amarae (Lechevalier and Lechevalier 1974) Klatte et al. 1994 has priority [Rule 24b(2)]. 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: Gordonia corrig. (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. 🇫🇷

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://doi.org/10.83108/rn.7149Link copied to clipboard

Record number: 7149

This LPSN page was printed on 2026-09-15 19:09:53

Support LPSN

Species Gordonia amarae