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Species Rhodococcus maris
Name: Rhodococcus maris (ex Harrison 1929) Nesterenko et al. 1982
Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.
Etymology: ma’ris. L. gen. neut. n. maris, of the sea
Pronunciation, gender: MA-ris, masculine
Type strain: ATCC 35013; AUCNM A-593; DSM 43672; IMET 7760; IMV 195
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X79290
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Nesterenko OA, Nogina TM, Kasumova SA, Kvasnikov EI, Batrakov SG. Rhodococcus luteus nom. nov. and Rhodococcus maris nom. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:1-14. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Dietzia maris (Nesterenko et al. 1982 ex Harrison 1929) Rainey et al. 1995
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Dietzia cinnamea Yassin et al. 2006 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Dietzia maris (Nesterenko et al. 1982 ex Harrison 1929) Rainey et al. 1995 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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⏰ According to Nouioui et al. (2018), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Dietzia cinnamea Yassin et al. 2006.
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.
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🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list.
Publication:
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.
- ❗ Rhodococcus maris 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 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 - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
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🧍 Basonym: "Flavobacterium maris"; same as "Brevibacterium maris".
Publication:
Romanenko LA, Tanaka N, Svetashev VI, Kurilenko VV, Mikhailov VV. Flavobacterium maris sp. nov. isolated from shallow sediments of the Sea of Japan. Arch Microbiol 2015; 197:941-947. 🇷🇺
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🧍 In violation of Rule 34a, Nesterenko et al. 1982 revive Rhodococcus maris as a nomen novum.
Publication:
Oren A, Arahal DR, Goker M, Moore ERB, Rossello-Mora R, Sutcliffe IC. International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Prokaryotic Code (2022 Revision). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5585. 🇮🇱
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⏰ According to Nouioui et al. (2018), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Dietzia cinnamea Yassin et al. 2006.
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:
Nesterenko OA, Nogina TM, Kasumova SA, Kvasnikov EI, Batrakov SG. Rhodococcus luteus nom. nov. and Rhodococcus maris nom. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:1-14.
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Record number: 780461
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