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Species Rhodococcus antarcticus
Name: Rhodococcus antarcticus Sun et al. 2023
Etymology: ant.arc’ti.cus. L. masc. adj. antarcticus, of the Antarctic, the environment from where the type strain was isolated
Pronunciation, gender: ant-ARK-ti-kus, masculine
Type strain: 75; CCTCC AA 2019032; KCTC 49334
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MK734056
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Sun M, Zhu B, Liu J, Qin K, Peng F. Rhodococcus antarcticus sp. nov., isolated from a till sample of Collins glacier front, Antarctica. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5940. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6041.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time 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:
Sun M, Zhu B, Liu J, Qin K, Peng F. Rhodococcus antarcticus sp. nov., isolated from a till sample of Collins glacier front, Antarctica. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5940. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 39151
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