Name: Rhodococcoides kroppenstedtii (Mayilraj et al. 2006) Val-Calvo and Vázquez-Boland 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Rhodococcus kroppenstedtii Mayilraj et al. 2006

Etymology: krop.pen.sted’ti.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. kroppenstedtii, of Kroppenstedt, to honor Reiner Michael Kroppenstedt, a German microbiologist, for his significant contributions to the taxonomy of actinomycetes

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … krop-pen-STED-ti-i, neuter

Type strain: DSM 44908; JCM 13011; K-07-23; MTCC 6634; NBRC 103113; NCIMB 14317

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KF410340 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Val-Calvo J, Vazquez-Boland JA. Mycobacteriales taxonomy using network analysis-aided, context-uniform phylogenomic approach for non-subjective genus demarcation. mBio 2023; 14:e0220723. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 216. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6229.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Rhodococcus kroppenstedtii Mayilraj et al. 2006

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Rhodococcus kroppenstedtii Mayilraj et al. 2006	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Rhodococcoides kroppenstedtii 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 Rhodococcoides.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 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 risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Rhodococcoides Val-Calvo and Vázquez-Boland 2024

Assigned by: Val-Calvo J, Vazquez-Boland JA. Mycobacteriales taxonomy using network analysis-aided, context-uniform phylogenomic approach for non-subjective genus demarcation. mBio 2023; 14:e0220723. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 46669