×

Rate our new design

Note: You may need to press Ctrl+F5 or so in your browser to fully load the new page.

Thank you!

Species Rhodococcus spongiicola

Name: Rhodococcus spongiicola Zhang et al. 2021

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: spon.gi.i’co.la. L. fem. n. spongia, a sponge; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, inhabitant; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. spongiicola, inhabitant of sponge

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: rho-do-KOK-kus spon-gi-I-ko-la, masculine

Type strain: CCTCC AA 2018033; DSM 106291; LHW50502

16S rRNA gene: MG200156 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Zhang D, Su ZY, Li L, Tang WZ. Rhodococcus spongiicola sp. nov. and Rhodococcus xishaensis sp. nov., from marine sponges. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4863. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: 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.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 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.

Parent taxon: Rhodococcus Zopf 1891 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Zhang D, Su ZY, Li L, Tang WZ. Rhodococcus spongiicola sp. nov. and Rhodococcus xishaensis sp. nov., from marine sponges. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4863. 🇨🇳

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://doi.org/10.83108/rn.20142Link copied to clipboard

Record number: 20142