Name: Rhodococcus corallinus (Bergey et al. 1923) Goodfellow and Alderson 1977 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Serratia corallina" Bergey et al. 1923

Etymology: co.ral.li’nus. L. masc. adj. corallinus, coral-red

Gender: masculine

Type strain: 3605; ATCC 25593; JCM 3199; JCM 3227; LMG 5368; NCTC 10668

16S rRNA gene: AY995558 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Goodfellow M, Alderson G. The actinomycete-genus Rhodococcus: a home for the "rhodochrous" complex. J Gen Microbiol 1977; 100:99-122.

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

Correct name: Gordonia rubripertincta corrig. (Hefferan 1904) Stackebrandt et al. 1989

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Gordona rubropertinctus (Hefferan 1904) Stackebrandt et al. 1989	heterotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    Rhodococcus rubropertinctus (Hefferan 1904) Tsukamura 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Serratia corallina" Bergey et al. 1923	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    "Bacillus rubropertinctus" Hefferan 1904	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    "Gordona rubra" Tsukamura 1971	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Gordona rubripertincta (Hefferan 1904) Stackebrandt et al. 1989	heterotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    Gordonia rubropertinctus (Hefferan 1904) Stackebrandt et al. 1989	heterotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    Gordonia rubripertincta corrig. (Hefferan 1904) Stackebrandt et al. 1989	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Mordarski et al. (1980), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Gordona rubripertincta (Hefferan 1904) Stackebrandt et al. 1989. Publication: Mordarski M, Goodfellow M, Kaszen I, Tkacz A, Pulverer G, Schaal KP. Deoxyribonucleic acid reassociation in the classification of the genus Rhodococcus Zopf 1891 (Approved Lists, 1980). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:521-527.
  • ⏲ According to Mordarski et al. (1980), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Bacillus rubropertinctus" Hefferan 1904. Publication: Mordarski M, Goodfellow M, Kaszen I, Tkacz A, Pulverer G, Schaal KP. Deoxyribonucleic acid reassociation in the classification of the genus Rhodococcus Zopf 1891 (Approved Lists, 1980). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:521-527.
  • ⏲ According to Mordarski et al. (1980), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Gordonia rubripertincta corrig. (Hefferan 1904) Stackebrandt et al. 1989. Publication: Mordarski M, Goodfellow M, Kaszen I, Tkacz A, Pulverer G, Schaal KP. Deoxyribonucleic acid reassociation in the classification of the genus Rhodococcus Zopf 1891 (Approved Lists, 1980). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:521-527.
  • ⏲ According to Mordarski et al. (1980), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Rhodococcus rubropertinctus (Hefferan 1904) Tsukamura 1974 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Mordarski M, Goodfellow M, Kaszen I, Tkacz A, Pulverer G, Schaal KP. Deoxyribonucleic acid reassociation in the classification of the genus Rhodococcus Zopf 1891 (Approved Lists, 1980). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:521-527.
  • ⏲ According to Mordarski et al. (1980), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Gordona rubropertinctus (Hefferan 1904) Stackebrandt et al. 1989. Publication: Mordarski M, Goodfellow M, Kaszen I, Tkacz A, Pulverer G, Schaal KP. Deoxyribonucleic acid reassociation in the classification of the genus Rhodococcus Zopf 1891 (Approved Lists, 1980). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:521-527.
  • ⏲ According to Mordarski et al. (1980), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Gordonia rubropertinctus (Hefferan 1904) Stackebrandt et al. 1989. Publication: Mordarski M, Goodfellow M, Kaszen I, Tkacz A, Pulverer G, Schaal KP. Deoxyribonucleic acid reassociation in the classification of the genus Rhodococcus Zopf 1891 (Approved Lists, 1980). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:521-527.
  • ❗ Rhodococcus corallinus 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 Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 9 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 On the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names, this nomenclatural name is incorrectly cited as Rhodococcus corallinus (Bergey et al. 1923) Goodfellow and Alderson 1979 (sic). Publication: Hill LR, Skerman VBD, Sneath PHA. Corrigenda to the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names edited for the International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:508-511.

Parent taxon: Rhodococcus Zopf 1891 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Goodfellow M, Alderson G. The actinomycete-genus Rhodococcus: a home for the "rhodochrous" complex. J Gen Microbiol 1977; 100:99-122.

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