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Species Rhodococcus humicola
Name: Rhodococcus humicola Nguyen and Kim 2016
Etymology: hu.mi’co.la. L. fem. n. humus, soil; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, inhabiting; N.L. masc./fem. n. humicola, soil-inhabiting
Pronunciation, gender: … hu-MI-ko-la, masculine
Type strain: KACC 18500; NBRC 111581; UC 33
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16S rRNA gene:
KT301939
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Nguyen TM, Kim J. Rhodococcus pedocola sp. nov. and Rhodococcus humicola sp. nov., two antibiotic-producing actinomycetes isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2362-2369. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3765-3767.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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:
Nguyen TM, Kim J. Rhodococcus pedocola sp. nov. and Rhodococcus humicola sp. nov., two antibiotic-producing actinomycetes isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2362-2369. 🇰🇷
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Record number: 794162
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