Etymology:na.mi.bi.en’sis.N.L. fem. adj.namibiensis, referring to Namibia, the country of origin of the soil sample from which the strains were recovered
Effective publication:
Brandao PF, Maldonado LA, Ward AC, Bull AT, Goodfellow M. Gordonia namibiensis sp. nov., a novel nitrile metabolising actinomycete recovered from an African sand. Syst Appl Microbiol 2001; 24:510-515. 🇬🇧
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 85. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:685-690.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status:
correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Risk group:
1
Notes:
😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
🙆 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.
🧍 In the paper by Brandão et al. 2001 and in Validation List no. 85, the type strain NCIMB 13800 is erroneously cited as NCIMB 13780. — Weiss N. Personal communication, 2002-10-11.