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Species Gordonia crocea
Name: Gordonia crocea Tamura et al. 2020
Etymology: cro’ce.a. L. fem. adj. crocea, saffron-coloured, referring to the yellow colour of colonies
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … KRO-ke-a, feminine
Type strain: IFM 10881; NBRC 107697; TBRC 11240
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16S rRNA gene:
LC488830
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Tamura T, Saito S, Hamada M, Kang Y, Hoshino Y, Gonoi T, Mikami Y, Yaguchi T. Gordonia crocea sp. nov. and Gordonia spumicola sp. nov. isolated from sludge of a wastewater treatment plant. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3718-3723. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4848-4850.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 2 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:
Tamura T, Saito S, Hamada M, Kang Y, Hoshino Y, Gonoi T, Mikami Y, Yaguchi T. Gordonia crocea sp. nov. and Gordonia spumicola sp. nov. isolated from sludge of a wastewater treatment plant. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3718-3723. 🇯🇵
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Record number: 8303
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