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Species Rhodococcus agglutinans
Name: Rhodococcus agglutinans Guo et al. 2015
Etymology: ag.glu’ti.nans. L. masc. part. adj. agglutinans, sticking together, agglutinating
Type strain: CCTCC AB 2014297; CFH S0262; KCTC 39118
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KP232908
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Guo QQ, Ming H, Meng XL, Duan YY, Gao R, Zhang JX, Huang JR, Li WJ, Nie GX. Rhodococcus agglutinans sp. nov., an actinobacterium isolated from a soil sample. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2015; 107:1271-1280. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 165. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2777-2783.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Prescottella agglutinans (Guo et al. 2015) Sangal et al. 2022 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Emendations:
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Zhang et al. 2021
Zhang D, Su ZY, Li L, Tang WZ. Rhodococcus spongiicola sp. nov. and Rhodococcus xishaensis sp. nov., from marine sponges. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4863. 🇨🇳
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5006.
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Zhang et al. 2021
Zhang D, Su ZY, Li L, Tang WZ. Rhodococcus spongiicola sp. nov. and Rhodococcus xishaensis sp. nov., from marine sponges. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4863.
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Notes:
- 😷 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 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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:
Guo QQ, Ming H, Meng XL, Duan YY, Gao R, Zhang JX, Huang JR, Li WJ, Nie GX. Rhodococcus agglutinans sp. nov., an actinobacterium isolated from a soil sample. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2015; 107:1271-1280. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 793260
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