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Species Rhodococcus cerastii

Name: Rhodococcus cerastii Kämpfer et al. 2013

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ce.ras’ti.i. N.L. neut. n. Cerastium, a scientific genus name; N.L. gen. neut. n. cerastii, of Cerastium, isolated from Cerastium holosteoides

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: rho-do-KOK-kus ke-RAS-ti-i, masculine

Type strain: C5; C5(2010); CCM 7906; DSM 45579; LMG 26203

16S rRNA gene: MT760190 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Kampfer P, Wellner S, Lohse K, Lodders N, Martin K. Rhodococcus cerastii sp. nov. and Rhodococcus trifolii sp. nov., two novel species isolated from leaf surfaces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1024-1029. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1939-1941.

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 6 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: Kampfer P, Wellner S, Lohse K, Lodders N, Martin K. Rhodococcus cerastii sp. nov. and Rhodococcus trifolii sp. nov., two novel species isolated from leaf surfaces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1024-1029. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 790573