Name: Gordonia rubropertinctus (Hefferan 1904) Stackebrandt et al. 1989

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Bacillus rubropertinctus" Hefferan 1904

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ru-bro-per-TINK-tus, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 14352; CCUG 34957; CIP 104661; DSM 43197; JCM 3204; LMG 5367; N4; NBRC 101908; NCIB 9664; NCIMB 9664; VKM Ac-1016

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16S rRNA gene: X80632 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Stackebrandt E, Smida J, Collins MD. Evidence of phylogenetic heterogeneity within the genus Rhodococcus: revival of the genus Gordona (Tsukamura). J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 1988; 34:341-348. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 30. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1989; 39:371.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Gordonia rubripertincta corrig. (Hefferan 1904) Stackebrandt et al. 1989

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Gordona rubripertincta (Hefferan 1904) Stackebrandt et al. 1989	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    Rhodococcus rubropertinctus (Hefferan 1904) Tsukamura 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Serratia corallina" Bergey et al. 1923	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    "Bacillus rubropertinctus" Hefferan 1904	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Gordonia rubripertincta corrig. (Hefferan 1904) Stackebrandt et al. 1989	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
    Rhodococcus corallinus (Bergey et al. 1923) Goodfellow and Alderson 1977 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Gordona rubropertinctus (Hefferan 1904) Stackebrandt et al. 1989	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    "Gordona rubra" Tsukamura 1971	heterotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Mordarski et al. (1980), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Serratia corallina" Bergey et al. 1923. Publication: Mordarski M, Goodfellow M, Kaszen I, Tkacz A, Pulverer G, Schaal KP. Deoxyribonucleic acid reassociation in the classification of the genus Rhodococcus Zopf 1891 (Approved Lists, 1980). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:521-527. 🇬🇧
  • ⏰ According to Mordarski et al. (1980), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Rhodococcus corallinus (Bergey et al. 1923) Goodfellow and Alderson 1977 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Mordarski M, Goodfellow M, Kaszen I, Tkacz A, Pulverer G, Schaal KP. Deoxyribonucleic acid reassociation in the classification of the genus Rhodococcus Zopf 1891 (Approved Lists, 1980). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:521-527. 🇬🇧
  • ⏰ According to Mordarski et al. (1980), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Gordona rubra" Tsukamura 1971. Publication: Mordarski M, Goodfellow M, Kaszen I, Tkacz A, Pulverer G, Schaal KP. Deoxyribonucleic acid reassociation in the classification of the genus Rhodococcus Zopf 1891 (Approved Lists, 1980). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:521-527. 🇬🇧
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: NCIMB 40816.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of the species itself.
  • 🧍 Nom. corrig.: IJSB 48:1073. Publication: Euzéby JP. Taxonomic note: necessary correction of specific and subspecific epithets according to Rules 12c and 13b of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria (1990 Revision). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1998; 48:1073-1075. 🇫🇷

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

Assigned by: Stackebrandt E, Smida J, Collins MD. Evidence of phylogenetic heterogeneity within the genus Rhodococcus: revival of the genus Gordona (Tsukamura). J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 1988; 34:341-348. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 783925