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Species Rhodococcus degradans

Name: Rhodococcus degradans Švec et al. 2015

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: de’gra.dans. L. masc. part. adj. degradans, returning to the original order, referring to the ability of the type strain to degrade several complex organic compounds

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: rho-do-KOK-kus DE-gra-dans, masculine

Type strain: CCM 4446; LMG 28633

16S rRNA gene: MT760108 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Svec P, Cernohlavkova J, Busse HJ, Vojtkova H, Pantucek R, Cnockaert M, Maslanova I, Kralova S, Vandamme P, Sedlacek I. Classification of strain CCM 4446T as Rhodococcus degradans sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4381-4387. 🇨🇿

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1600-1602.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Rhodococcus erythropolis (Gray and Thornton 1928) Goodfellow and Alderson 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • ⏲ According to Lee et al. (2020), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Rhodococcus qingshengii Xu et al. 2007. 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. 🇰🇷
    • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: 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.
    • ❗ Rhodococcus degradans 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 Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙅 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: Svec P, Cernohlavkova J, Busse HJ, Vojtkova H, Pantucek R, Cnockaert M, Maslanova I, Kralova S, Vandamme P, Sedlacek I. Classification of strain CCM 4446T as Rhodococcus degradans sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4381-4387. 🇨🇿

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Record number: 793545