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Species Rhodococcus jostii
Name: Rhodococcus jostii Takeuchi et al. 2002
Etymology: jos’ti.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. jostii, of Jošt, in honor of Margrave Jošt Lucemburský (1351-1411), an important Czech ruler, from whose skeletal remains the strain was isolated
Pronunciation, gender: JOS-ti-i, masculine
Type strain: CCM 4760; IFO 16295; JCM 11615; NBRC 16295
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB046357
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Takeuchi M, Hatano K, Sedlacek I, Pacova Z. Rhodococcus jostii sp. nov., isolated from a medieval grave. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:409-413. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:691-692.
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 Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 200 times 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.
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🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.
Publication:
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.
Parent taxon: Rhodococcus Zopf 1891 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Takeuchi M, Hatano K, Sedlacek I, Pacova Z. Rhodococcus jostii sp. nov., isolated from a medieval grave. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:409-413.
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Record number: 780453
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