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Species Rhodococcus pyridinivorans
Name: Rhodococcus pyridinivorans Yoon et al. 2000
Etymology: py.ri.di.ni.vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. pyridinum, pyridine; L. inf. v. vorare, to devour; N.L. masc. part. adj. pyridinivorans, pyridine-devouring
Type strain: DSM 44555; JCM 10940; KCCM 80005; KCTC 0647BP; NBRC 100608; PDB9
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF173005
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Yoon JH, Kang SS, Cho YG, Lee ST, Kho YH, Kim CJ, Park YH. Rhodococcus pyridinivorans sp. nov., a pyridine-degrading bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:2173-2180. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:267-268.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Rhodococcus biphenylivorans Su et al. 2015 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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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:
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⏰ According to Lee and Kim (2021), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Rhodococcus biphenylivorans Su et al. 2015.
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 phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.27303 (N = 8).
- 😷 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 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 43 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
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⏰ According to Lee and Kim (2021), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Rhodococcus biphenylivorans Su et al. 2015.
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:
Yoon JH, Kang SS, Cho YG, Lee ST, Kho YH, Kim CJ, Park YH. Rhodococcus pyridinivorans sp. nov., a pyridine-degrading bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:2173-2180.
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Record number: 780467
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