Species "Staphylococcus rhodochrous"

Name: "Staphylococcus rhodochrous" Zopf 1891

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: rho.do’chro.us. N.L. fem. adj. suff. -chroa; N.L. masc. adj. rhodochrous, rose colored

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sta-p^hy-lo-KOK-kus r^ho-DO-k^hro-us, masculine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 13808; CCUG 47165; CIP 104376; HAMBI 1959; IEGM 62; IFO 16069; JCM 3202; LMG 5365; NBRC 16069; NCTC 10210; NRRL B-16536; NRRL B-2149; VKM Ac-1227

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X79288 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Zopf W. Über Ausscheidung von Fettfarbstoffen (Lipochromen) seitens gewisser Spaltpilze. Berichte der Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft 1891; 9:22-28.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Rhodococcus rhodochrous (Zopf 1891) Tsukamura 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Rhodococcus rhodochrous (Zopf 1891) Tsukamura 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, lectotype
Rhodococcus roseus (ex Grotenfelt 1889) Tsukamura et al. 1991	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏰ According to Rainey et al. (1995), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Rhodococcus roseus (ex Grotenfelt 1889) Tsukamura et al. 1991. Publication: Rainey FA, Burghardt J, Kroppenstedt R, Klatte S, Stackebrandt E. Polyphasic evidence for the transfer of Rhodococcus roseus to Rhodococcus rhodochrous. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1995; 45:101-103. 🇩🇪
- 😷 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". — 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.

Parent taxon: Staphylococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Zopf W. Über Ausscheidung von Fettfarbstoffen (Lipochromen) seitens gewisser Spaltpilze. Berichte der Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft 1891; 9:22-28.

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Species "Staphylococcus rhodochrous"