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Species Rhodococcus terrae

Classification: 

Bacteria Bacillati Actinomycetota Actinomycetes Mycobacteriales Nocardiaceae Rhodococcus Rhodococcus terrae

Name: Rhodococcus terrae (Tsukamura 1971) Tsukamura 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: "Gordona terrae" Tsukamura 1971

Etymology: ter’rae. L. gen. fem. n. terrae, of the earth

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: rho-do-KOK-kus TER-ra͡e, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 25594; CCUG 34959; CIP 104295; DSM 43249; JCM 3206; JCM 3229; LMG 5369; NBRC 100016; NCTC 10669; NRRL B-16283; VKM Ac-1023

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16S rRNA gene: X79286 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Tsukamura M. A further numerical taxonomic study of the rhodochrous group. Jpn J Microbiol 1974; 18:37-44.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Gordonia terrae corrig. (Tsukamura 1971) Stackebrandt et al. 1989

Risk group: 2

  • Notes:
    • ❗ Rhodococcus terrae 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 = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 6 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.

Parent taxon: Rhodococcus Zopf 1891 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Tsukamura M. A further numerical taxonomic study of the rhodochrous group. Jpn J Microbiol 1974; 18:37-44.

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Record number: 780476

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