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Species Rhodococcus aetherivorans

Name: Rhodococcus aetherivorans Goodfellow et al. 2004

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ae.the.ri’vo.rans. Gr. masc./fem. n. aithêr, ether; L. pres. part. vorans, eating, devouring; N.L. masc. part. adj. aetherivorans, devouring ether

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: rho-do-KOK-kus a͡e-the-RI-wo-rans, masculine

Type strain: 10bc312; DSM 44752; JCM 14343; NCIMB 13964

16S rRNA gene: AF447391 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Goodfellow M, Jones AL, Maldonado LA, Salanitro J. Rhodococcus aetherivorans sp. nov., a new species that contains methyl t-butyl ether-degrading actinomycetes. Syst Appl Microbiol 2004; 27:61-65. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 98. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1005-1006.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 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 39 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.

Parent taxon: Rhodococcus Zopf 1891 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Goodfellow M, Jones AL, Maldonado LA, Salanitro J. Rhodococcus aetherivorans sp. nov., a new species that contains methyl t-butyl ether-degrading actinomycetes. Syst Appl Microbiol 2004; 27:61-65. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 780437