Name: Rhodococcus mengyinensis Wei et al. 2026
Etymology: men.gy.i.nen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. mengyinensis, pertaining to Mengyin, a city in the Shandong province of China, from where the type strain was isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: rho-do-KOK-kus men-gy-i-NEN-sis, masculine
Type strain: CGMCC 1.61589; JCM 36291; NM-2
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Effective publication:
Wei H-M, Shi X-B, Zhang P, Zheng S-Q, Xu L, Sun J-Q. Substrates and pathways preference of two novel species of Rhodococcus for aromatic compounds degradation. Journal of Hazardous Materials 2025; 499:140203. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 228. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7052.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Parent taxon: Rhodococcus Zopf 1891 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Wei H-M, Shi X-B, Zhang P, Zheng S-Q, Xu L, Sun J-Q. Substrates and pathways preference of two novel species of Rhodococcus for aromatic compounds degradation. Journal of Hazardous Materials 2025; 499:140203. 🇨🇳
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