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Species Pseudonocardia carboxydivorans
Name: Pseudonocardia carboxydivorans Park et al. 2008
Etymology: car.bo.xy.di’vo.rans. N.L. neut. adj. carboxydum, carbon monoxide; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring, digesting; N.L. fem. part. adj. carboxydivorans, digesting carbon monoxide
Pronunciation, gender: … kar-bo-ksy-DI-wo-rans, feminine
Type strain: DSM 45349; JCM 14827; KCCM 42678; SWP-2006; Y8
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16S rRNA gene:
EF114314
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Park SW, Park ST, Lee JE, Kim YM. Pseudonocardia carboxydivorans sp. nov., a carbon monoxide-oxidizing actinomycete, and an emended description of the genus Pseudonocardia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2475-2478. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:205-206.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Pseudonocardia alni subsp. carboxydivorans (Park et al. 2008) Butdee et al. 2025
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Pseudonocardia alni subsp. carboxydivorans (Park et al. 2008) Butdee et al. 2025 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
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Notes:
- ❗ Pseudonocardia carboxydivorans is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Pseudonocardia.
- 😷 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 12 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.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
- 🧍 The strain number SWP-2006 is not cited in the paper by Park et al. 2008. It was provided by Dr. Young M. Kim. — Kim YM. Personal communication, 2008-11-07.
Parent taxon: Pseudonocardia Henssen 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Park SW, Park ST, Lee JE, Kim YM. Pseudonocardia carboxydivorans sp. nov., a carbon monoxide-oxidizing actinomycete, and an emended description of the genus Pseudonocardia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2475-2478. 🇰🇷
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Record number: 787622
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