Species Rhodococcus maris

Classification:

Bacteria Bacillati Actinomycetota Actinomycetes Mycobacteriales Nocardiaceae Rhodococcus Rhodococcus maris

Name: Rhodococcus maris (ex Harrison 1929) Nesterenko et al. 1982

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: ma’ris. L. gen. neut. n. maris, of the sea

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: r^ho-do-KOK-kus 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 Analyse 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

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Dietzia maris (Nesterenko et al. 1982 ex Harrison 1929) Rainey et al. 1995	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Dietzia cinnamea Yassin et al. 2006	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏰ 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. 🇩🇪
- 🏢 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 2026-08-13. 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 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 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.
- 🧍 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. 🇷🇺
- 🧍 In violation of Rule 34a, Nesterenko et al. 1982 revive Rhodococcus maris as a nomen novum. Publication: Oren A, Arahal DR, Christensen H, Goker M, Manaia CM, Moore ERB. International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Prokaryotic Code (2025 Revision). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:6979. 🇮🇱

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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