Species ***Rhodococcus* *koreensis***

Name: Rhodococcus koreensis Yoon et al. 2000

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ko.re.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. koreensis, of or belonging to Korea, the country where the strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: r^ho-do-KOK-kus ko-re-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: CIP 106721; DNP 505; DSM 44498; JCM 10743; KCTC 0569BP; NBRC 100607

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF124342 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yoon JH, Cho YG, Kang SS, Kim SB, Lee ST, Park YH. Rhodococcus koreensis sp. nov., a 2,4-dinitrophenol-degrading bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1193-1201. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1419-1420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Emendations:
- Nouioui et al. 2018 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. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.

Notes:
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. The usage of the term "coherent taxon" (or equivalent) is cautioned against. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.01552 (N = 8).
- 😷 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 12 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: Yoon JH, Cho YG, Kang SS, Kim SB, Lee ST, Park YH. Rhodococcus koreensis sp. nov., a 2,4-dinitrophenol-degrading bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1193-1201. 🇰🇷

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Species Rhodococcus koreensis

Species ***Rhodococcus* *koreensis***