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Species Gordonia neofelifaecis
Name: Gordonia neofelifaecis Liu et al. 2011
Etymology: ne.o.fe.li.fae’cis. N.L. fem. n. Neofelis, a zoological genus name which encompasses the clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa; L. fem. n. faex (gen. faecis), faeces; N.L. gen. fem. n. neofelifaecis, of the faeces of a clouded leopard
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ne-o-fe-li-FA͡E-kis, feminine
Type strain: AD-6; CCTCC AB 209144; DSM 45646; NRRL B-59395
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
FJ938167
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Liu Y, Ge F, Chen G, Li W, Ma P, Zhang G, Zeng L. Gordonia neofelifaecis sp. nov., a cholesterol side-chain-cleaving actinomycete isolated from the faeces of Neofelis nebulosa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:165-169. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:701-702.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Emendations:
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Nouioui et al. 2018
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 🇩🇪
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.
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Nouioui et al. 2018
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.
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Notes:
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- 😷 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 7 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:
Liu Y, Ge F, Chen G, Li W, Ma P, Zhang G, Zeng L. Gordonia neofelifaecis sp. nov., a cholesterol side-chain-cleaving actinomycete isolated from the faeces of Neofelis nebulosa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:165-169. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 788985
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