Name: Gordonia paraffinivorans Xue et al. 2003
Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.
Etymology: pa.raf.fi.ni’vo.rans. N.L. fem. n. paraffina, paraffin; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; N.L. fem. part. adj. paraffinivorans, paraffin-devouring, referring to the ability to degrade paraffin
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: gor-DO-ni-a pa-raf-fi-NI-wo-rans, feminine
Type strain: CGMCC 4.1730; DSM 44604; HD321; JCM 12461
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF432348
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Xue Y, Sun X, Zhou P, Liu R, Liang F, Ma Y. Gordonia paraffinivorans sp. nov., a hydrocarbon-degrading actinomycete isolated from an oil-producing well. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1643-1646. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:3-6.
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:
Xue Y, Sun X, Zhou P, Liu R, Liang F, Ma Y. Gordonia paraffinivorans sp. nov., a hydrocarbon-degrading actinomycete isolated from an oil-producing well. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1643-1646. 🇨🇳
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