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Species Rhodococcus bronchialis
Name: Rhodococcus bronchialis (Tsukamura 1971) Tsukamura 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)
Basonym: "Gordona bronchialis" Tsukamura 1971
Etymology: bron.chi.a’lis. Gr. fem. n. bronchia, the bronchial tubes; L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -alis, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. masc. adj. bronchialis, pertaining to the bronchi, coming from the bronchi
Type strain: ATCC 25592; CCUG 20989; CCUG 34956; CIP 100847; DSM 43247; IFO 16047; JCM 3198; JCM 3231; LMG 5355; NBRC 16047; NCTC 10667; Tsukamura 3410; VKM Ac-956
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X79287
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Tsukamura M. A further numerical taxonomic study of the rhodochrous group. Jpn J Microbiol 1974; 18:37-44. 
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Gordonia bronchialis corrig. (Tsukamura 1971) Stackebrandt et al. 1989
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Gordona bronchialis (Tsukamura 1971) Stackebrandt et al. 1989 homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling Gordonia bronchialis corrig. (Tsukamura 1971) Stackebrandt et al. 1989 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP "Gordona bronchialis" Tsukamura 1971 homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
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Notes:
- ❗ Rhodococcus bronchialis 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 Rhodococcus.
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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 6 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 species itself.
Parent taxon: Rhodococcus Zopf 1891 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Tsukamura M. A further numerical taxonomic study of the rhodochrous group. Jpn J Microbiol 1974; 18:37-44.
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Record number: 780442
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