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Species Rhodococcus opacus
Name: Rhodococcus opacus Klatte et al. 1995
Etymology: o.pa’cus. L. masc. adj. opacus, shady, obscure, nontransparent
Type strain: ATCC 51881; CIP 104549; DSM 43205; IFO 16217; JCM 9703; NBRC 100624; NBRC 16217
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KF410349
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Klatte S, Kroppenstedt RM, Rainey FA. Rhodococcus opacus sp. nov., an unusual nutritionally versatile Rhodococcus-species. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1994; 17:355-360. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 53. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:418-419.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Rhodococcus imtechensis Ghosh et al. 2006 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Rhodococcus percolatus Briglia et al. 1996 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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⏰ According to Lee and Kim (2021), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Rhodococcus imtechensis Ghosh et al. 2006.
Publication:
Lee SD, Kim IS. Rhodococcus spelaei sp. nov., isolated from a cave, and proposals that Rhodococcus biphenylivorans is a later synonym of Rhodococcus pyridinivorans, Rhodococcus qingshengii and Rhodococcus baikonurensis are later synonyms of Rhodococcus erythropolis, and Rhodococcus percolatus and Rhodococcus imtechensis are later synonyms of Rhodococcus opacus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4890.
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⏰ According to Lee and Kim (2021), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Rhodococcus percolatus Briglia et al. 1996.
Publication:
Lee SD, Kim IS. Rhodococcus spelaei sp. nov., isolated from a cave, and proposals that Rhodococcus biphenylivorans is a later synonym of Rhodococcus pyridinivorans, Rhodococcus qingshengii and Rhodococcus baikonurensis are later synonyms of Rhodococcus erythropolis, and Rhodococcus percolatus and Rhodococcus imtechensis are later synonyms of Rhodococcus opacus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4890.
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🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list.
Publication:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5006.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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. — 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 282 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
- 🙆 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.
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🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Nouioui et al. (2018).
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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🧍 Validation repeated in List No 53, IJSB 45:418.
Publication:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 53. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:418-419.
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🧍 The date of valid publication of this name is in fact that of the first citation in a Validation List (List no. 52, published 9 January 1995) [2].
Publication:
Euzeby JP, Kudo T. Corrigenda to the validation lists. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1933-1938.
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🧍 The species Rhodococcus opacus (effective publication: Klatte et al. 1994, type strain: strain DSM 43205) appears also on the Validation List no. 53 [1]. The date of valid publication of this name is in fact that of the first citation in a Validation List (List no. 52, published 9 January 1995) [2].
Publication:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 53. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:418-419.
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⏰ According to Lee and Kim (2021), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Rhodococcus imtechensis Ghosh et al. 2006.
Publication:
Lee SD, Kim IS. Rhodococcus spelaei sp. nov., isolated from a cave, and proposals that Rhodococcus biphenylivorans is a later synonym of Rhodococcus pyridinivorans, Rhodococcus qingshengii and Rhodococcus baikonurensis are later synonyms of Rhodococcus erythropolis, and Rhodococcus percolatus and Rhodococcus imtechensis are later synonyms of Rhodococcus opacus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4890.
Parent taxon: Rhodococcus Zopf 1891 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Klatte S, Kroppenstedt RM, Rainey FA. Rhodococcus opacus sp. nov., an unusual nutritionally versatile Rhodococcus-species. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1994; 17:355-360.
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Record number: 780463
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