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Species Rhodococcus sputi

Classification: 

Bacteria Bacillati Actinomycetota Actinomycetes Mycobacteriales Nocardiaceae Rhodococcus Rhodococcus sputi

Name: Rhodococcus sputi (ex Tsukamura 1978) Tsukamura and Yano 1985

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: spu’ti. L. gen. neut. n. sputi, of sputum

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: rho-do-KOK-kus SPU-ti, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 29627; CCUG 47138; CIP 100849; DSM 43896; IFO 16049; JCM 3228; NBRC 100414; NBRC 16049

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Valid publication: Tsukamura M, Yano I. Rhodococcus sputi sp. nov., nom. rev., and Rhodococcus aurantiacus sp. nov., nom. rev. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:364-368.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Gordonia sputi corrig. (Tsukamura and Yano 1985 ex Tsukamura 1978) Stackebrandt et al. 1989

Risk group: 2

  • Notes:
    • ⏰ According to Riegel et al. (1994), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Rhodococcus chubuensis Tsukamura 1983 but this is in conflict with the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Publication: Riegel P, Kamne-Fotso MV, De Briel D, Prévost G, Jehl F, Piémont Y, Monteil H. Rhodococcus chubuensis Tsukamura 1982 is a later subjective synonym of Gordona sputi (Tsukamura 1978) Stackebrandt 1989 comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1994; 44:764-768. 🇫🇷
    • ⏰ According to Zakrzewska-Czerwinska et al. (1988), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Rhodococcus obuensis Tsukamura 1983 but this is in conflict with the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Publication: Zakrzewska-Czerwinska J, Mordarski M, Goodfellow M. DNA base composition and homology values in the classification of some Rhodococcus species. J Gen Microbiol 1988; 134:2807-2813.
    • ❗ Rhodococcus sputi is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Rhodococcus.
    • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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 a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
    • 🧍 The approved Lists of Bacterial Names and the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names (Amended Edition) did not include the name Rhodococcus sputi which was published by Tsukamura (1978) in the International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology [1]. In view of the fact that the name was not included in the Approved Lists, Tsukamura and Yano revived the name Rhodococcus sputi: Rhocococcus sputi (ex Tsukamura 1978) Tsukamura and Yano 1985. However, according to Rule 24a, Note 1, the name Rhodococcus sputi Tsukamura 1978 is to be treated as being included in the Approved Lists and this name has priority over Rhodococcus sputi (ex Tsukamura 1978) Tsukamura and Yano 1985 [2]. Publication: Tsukamura M, Yano I. Rhodococcus sputi sp. nov., nom. rev., and Rhodococcus aurantiacus sp. nov., nom. rev. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:364-368.

Parent taxon: Rhodococcus Zopf 1891 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Tsukamura M, Yano I. Rhodococcus sputi sp. nov., nom. rev., and Rhodococcus aurantiacus sp. nov., nom. rev. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:364-368.

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