Name: Tsukamurella paurometabola corrig. (Steinhaus 1941) Collins et al. 1988

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Corynebacterium paurometabolum Steinhaus 1941 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: pau.ro.me.ta.bo.la. Gr. masc. adj. paûros, little; Gr. masc./fem. adj. metabolos, changeable; N.L. fem. adj. paurometabola, little changeable

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 8368; CCUG 35730; CIP 100753; DSM 20162; IFO 16120; JCM 10117; NBRC 16120; NCTC 13040; no. 33

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF283280 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Collins MD, Smida J, Dorsch M, Stackebrandt E. Tsukamurella gen. nov. harboring Corynebacterium paurometabolum and Rhodococcus aurantiacus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:385-391.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Rhodococcus aurantiacus (ex Tsukamura and Mizuno 1971) Tsukamura and Yano 1985	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Corynebacterium paurometabolum Steinhaus 1941 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Tsukamurella paurometabolum (Steinhaus 1941) Collins et al. 1988	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Emendations:
  • 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.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Tsukamurella Collins et al. 1988. Publication: Collins MD, Smida J, Dorsch M, Stackebrandt E. Tsukamurella gen. nov. harboring Corynebacterium paurometabolum and Rhodococcus aurantiacus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:385-391.
  • ⏰ According to Collins et al. (1988), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Rhodococcus aurantiacus (ex Tsukamura and Mizuno 1971) Tsukamura and Yano 1985. Publication: Collins MD, Smida J, Dorsch M, Stackebrandt E. Tsukamurella gen. nov. harboring Corynebacterium paurometabolum and Rhodococcus aurantiacus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:385-391.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - 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 = 1, note = "PIIC". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 32 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 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 species itself.
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Munk AC, Lapidus A, Lucas S, Nolan M, Tice H, Cheng JF, Del Rio TG, Goodwin L, Pitluck S, Liolios K, et al. Complete genome sequence of Tsukamurella paurometabola type strain (no. 33). Stand Genomic Sci 2011; 4:342-351.
  • 🧍 Nom. corrig.: IJSB 48:1073; Tsukamurella paurometabolum (sic). Publication: Euzéby JP. Taxonomic note: necessary correction of specific and subspecific epithets according to Rules 12c and 13b of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria (1990 Revision). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1998; 48:1073-1075.
  • 🧍 Corynebacterium paurometabolum Steinhaus 1941 (Approved Lists 1980) and Rhodococcus aurantiacus (ex Tsukamura and Mizuno 1971) Tsukamura and Yano 1985 exhibit high levels of sequence homology and these taxa should be reduced to a single species and reclassified in a new genus, Tsukamurella Collins et al. 1988 as Tsukamurella paurometabola corrig. (Steinhaus 1941) Collins et al. 1988. — The original spelling of the specific epithet, paurometabolum (sic), has been corrected by Euzéby 1998. Publication: Euzéby JP. Taxonomic note: necessary correction of specific and subspecific epithets according to Rules 12c and 13b of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria (1990 Revision). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1998; 48:1073-1075.

Parent taxon: Tsukamurella Collins et al. 1988

Assigned by: Collins MD, Smida J, Dorsch M, Stackebrandt E. Tsukamurella gen. nov. harboring Corynebacterium paurometabolum and Rhodococcus aurantiacus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:385-391.

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/tsukamurella-paurometabolaCopy to clipboardLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 782889