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Species Rhodococcus cavernicola
Name: Rhodococcus cavernicola Lee et al. 2020
Etymology: ca.ver.ni’co.la. L. fem. n. caverna, a cave; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, dweller; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, inhabitant, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. cavernicola, a cave dweller, referring to the site that the type strain was isolated
Pronunciation, gender: ka-wer-NI-ko-la, masculine
Type strain: C1-24; DSM 109484; KACC 19964
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MK312464
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Lee SD, Kim IS, Kim YJ, Joung Y. Rhodococcus cavernicola sp. nov., isolated from a cave, and Rhodococcus degradans is a later heterosynonym of Rhodococcus qingshengii. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4409-4415. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5187-5189.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Antrihabitans cavernicola (Lee et al. 2020) Val-Calvo and Vázquez-Boland 2024
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Spelaeibacter cavernicola (Lee et al. 2020) Kim et al. 2022 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Antrihabitans cavernicola (Lee et al. 2020) Val-Calvo and Vázquez-Boland 2024 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Rhodococcus cavernicola 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.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 2 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: Rhodococcus Zopf 1891 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Lee SD, Kim IS, Kim YJ, Joung Y. Rhodococcus cavernicola sp. nov., isolated from a cave, and Rhodococcus degradans is a later heterosynonym of Rhodococcus qingshengii. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4409-4415.
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Record number: 8230
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