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Species Rhodococcus parequi
Name: Rhodococcus parequi Vazquez-Boland et al. 2025
Etymology: par.e’qui. Gr. prep. para, beside, alongside of, near, like; L. gen. masc. n. equi, of a horse, specific epithet; N.L. gen. masc. n. parequi, resembling Rhodococcus equi
Type strain: CETC 30995; NCTC 14987; PAM 2766
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
PQ043279
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Vazquez-Boland JA, Val-Calvo J, Duquesne F, Decorosi F, Viti C, Petry S, Scortti M. Rhodococcus parequi sp. nov., a new species isolated from equine farm soil closely related to the pathogen Rhodococcus equi. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6679. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-03-18.
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🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Rhodococcus equi (Magnusson 1923) Goodfellow and Alderson 1977 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Goodfellow M, Alderson G. The actinomycete-genus Rhodococcus: a home for the "rhodochrous" complex. J Gen Microbiol 1977; 100:99-122.
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
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🫡 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. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Rhodococcus equi (Magnusson 1923) Goodfellow and Alderson 1977 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Goodfellow M, Alderson G. The actinomycete-genus Rhodococcus: a home for the "rhodochrous" complex. J Gen Microbiol 1977; 100:99-122.
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Parent taxon: Rhodococcus Zopf 1891 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Vazquez-Boland JA, Val-Calvo J, Duquesne F, Decorosi F, Viti C, Petry S, Scortti M. Rhodococcus parequi sp. nov., a new species isolated from equine farm soil closely related to the pathogen Rhodococcus equi. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6679.
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Record number: 62569
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