Species Gordonia metallireducens

Name: Gordonia metallireducens Grimm et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: me.tal.li.re.du’cens. L. neut. n. metallum, metal; L. pres. part. reducens, leading back, bringing back and in chemistry converting to a different oxidation state; N.L. fem. part. adj. metallireducens, reducing metal

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: gor-DO-ni-a me-tal-li-re-DU-kens, feminine

Type strain: DSM 114093; NRRL B-65678; TSed Te1

16S rRNA gene: OL582960 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Grimm D, Guy N, Lengyel G, Franks J, Maltman C. Gordonia metallireducens sp. nov., a tellurite- and selenite-resistant bacterium isolated from the sediment of an acid mine drainage stream. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6176. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6213.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Parent taxon: Gordonia corrig. (ex Tsukamura 1971) Stackebrandt et al. 1989

Assigned by: Grimm D, Guy N, Lengyel G, Franks J, Maltman C. Gordonia metallireducens sp. nov., a tellurite- and selenite-resistant bacterium isolated from the sediment of an acid mine drainage stream. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6176. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 40402

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