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Species Rhodococcus phenolicus
Name: Rhodococcus phenolicus Rehfuss and Urban 2006
Etymology: phen.o’li.cus. N.L. neut. n. phenol, common name for industrial solvent hydroxybenzene; L. adj. suff. -icus -a -um, suffix used with the sense of belonging to; N.L. masc. adj. phenolicus, pertaing to phenol
Type strain: DSM 44812; G2P; JCM 14914; NRRL B-24323
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KF410354
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Rehfuss M, Urban J. Rhodococcus phenolicus sp. nov., a novel bioprocessor isolated actinomycete with the ability to degrade chlorobenzene, dichlorobenzene and phenol as sole carbon sources. Syst Appl Microbiol 2005; 28:695-701. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 108. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:499-500.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Emendations:
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Nouioui et al. 2018
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.
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.
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Nouioui et al. 2018
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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Notes:
- 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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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🧍 In the effective publication, the type strain NRRL B-24323 is erroneously cited as NRL B-24343 (abstract) or as B-24343 (protologue).
Publication:
Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 108. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:499-500.
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🧍 In the effective publication, the type strain NRRL B-24323 is erroneously cited as NRL B-24343 (summary) or as B-24343 (protologue).
Publication:
Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 110. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1459-1460.
Parent taxon: Rhodococcus Zopf 1891 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Rehfuss M, Urban J. Rhodococcus phenolicus sp. nov., a novel bioprocessor isolated actinomycete with the ability to degrade chlorobenzene, dichlorobenzene and phenol as sole carbon sources. Syst Appl Microbiol 2005; 28:695-701.
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Record number: 780465
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