Name: Tsukamurella strandjordii corrig. Kattar et al. 2002

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: strand.jor’di.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. strandjordii, of Strandjord, named in honor of Paul Strandjord, founder and chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, from 1969-1994

Pronunciation, gender: strand-JOR-di-i, feminine

Type strain: 32-92; ATCC BAA-173; DSM 44573; JCM 11487; KCTC 19178

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF283283 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kattar MM, Cookson BT, Carlson LD, Stiglich SK, Schwartz MA, Nguyen TT, Daza R, Wallis CK, Yarfitz SL, Coyle MB. Tsukamurella strandjordae sp. nov., a proposed new species causing sepsis. J Clin Microbiol 2001; 39:1467-1476.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 86. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1075-1076.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Tsukamurella strandjordae Kattar et al. 2002	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 2 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
  • 🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet, strandjordae (sic), has been corrected on validation according to Rule 61. — 🧍 The strain DSM 44573 is cited in the DSMZ online catalogue. Publication: Anonymous. Validation list no. 86. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1075-1076.

Parent taxon: Tsukamurella Collins et al. 1988

Assigned by: Kattar MM, Cookson BT, Carlson LD, Stiglich SK, Schwartz MA, Nguyen TT, Daza R, Wallis CK, Yarfitz SL, Coyle MB. Tsukamurella strandjordae sp. nov., a proposed new species causing sepsis. J Clin Microbiol 2001; 39:1467-1476.

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Record number: 782895