Species ***Pseudonocardia* *hydrocarbonoxydans***

Name: Pseudonocardia hydrocarbonoxydans (Nolof and Hirsch 1962) Warwick et al. 1994

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Nocardia hydrocarbonoxydans Nolof and Hirsch 1962 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: hy.dro.car.bon.o’xy.dans. Gr. neut. n. hydôr, water; L. masc. n. carbo (gen. carbonis), coal, charcoal; N.L. pres. part. oxydans, oxidizing; N.L. fem. part. adj. hydrocarbonoxydans, oxidizing hydrocarbons

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pse͡u-do-no-KAR-di-a hy-dro-kar-bon-O-xy-dans, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 15104; DSM 43281; IFO 14498; JCM 3392; NBRC 14498; NRRL B-16171; VKM Ac-799

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ252826 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Warwick S, Bowen T, McVeigh H, Embley TM. A phylogenetic analysis of the family Pseudonocardiaceae and the genera Actinokineospora and Saccharothrix with 16S rRNA sequences and a proposal to combine the genera Amycolata and Pseudonocardia in an emended genus Pseudonocardia. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:293-299. 🇬🇧

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Nocardia hydrocarbonoxydans Nolof and Hirsch 1962 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Amycolata hydrocarbonoxydans (Nolof and Hirsch 1962) Lechevalier et al. 1986	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Emendations:
- Lee et al. 2026 Lee SD, Yang HL, Huber-Fischer K, Sproer C, Swiderski J, Kim IS. Pseudonocardia wallangbongensis sp. nov., isolated from small mountain (parasitic volcano), with a proposal of Actinospineispora gen. nov. and reclassification of two Pseudonocardia species as later heterotypic synonyms of preexisting species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7168. 🇰🇷 Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 76, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7223.

Notes:
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 5 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.
- 🧍 This name was not found in the expected IJSEM notification list.

Parent taxon: Pseudonocardia Henssen 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Warwick S, Bowen T, McVeigh H, Embley TM. A phylogenetic analysis of the family Pseudonocardiaceae and the genera Actinokineospora and Saccharothrix with 16S rRNA sequences and a proposal to combine the genera Amycolata and Pseudonocardia in an emended genus Pseudonocardia. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:293-299. 🇬🇧

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Species Pseudonocardia hydrocarbonoxydans

Species ***Pseudonocardia* *hydrocarbonoxydans***