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Species Rhodococcus kronopolitis
Name: Rhodococcus kronopolitis Liu et al. 2025
Etymology: kro.no.po.li’tis. N.L. gen. masc. n. kronopolitis, a generic name of insect, referring to the isolation of the strain from Kronopolites svenhedind Verhoeff
Type strain: CGMCC 4.7145; DSM 46702; NEAU ML12
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16S rRNA gene:
KF887492
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Liu H, Zhang Y, Liu C, Fang B, Li C, Guan X, Li L, Wang X, Xiang W. Rhodococcus kronopolitis sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from a millipede (Kronopolites svenhedind Verhoeff). Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 106:1207-1214. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 226. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6910.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-12-16.
- 🙆 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:
Liu H, Zhang Y, Liu C, Fang B, Li C, Guan X, Li L, Wang X, Xiang W. Rhodococcus kronopolitis sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from a millipede (Kronopolites svenhedind Verhoeff). Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 106:1207-1214. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 69443
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