Name: Tsukamurella wratislaviensis Goodfellow et al. 1995

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: wra.tis.la.vi.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. wratislaviensis, of or pertaining to Wratislavia (Wroclaw, Poland)

Pronunciation, gender: wra-tis-la-wi-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 51786; CCUG 38518; CIP 105033; DSM 44107; JCM 9689; N805; NBRC 100605; NCIMB 13082; VKM Ac-1986

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Z37138 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Goodfellow M, Zakrzewska-Czerwinska J, Thomas EG, Mordarski M, Ward AC, James AL. Polyphasic taxonomic study of the genera Gordona and Tsukamurella including the description of Tsukamurella wratislaviensis sp. nov. Zentralbl Bakteriol 1991; 275:162-178. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 53. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:418-419.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Rhodococcus wratislaviensis (Goodfellow et al. 1995) Goodfellow et al. 2002

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Rhodococcus wratislaviensis (Goodfellow et al. 1995) Goodfellow et al. 2002	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Tsukamurella wratislaviensis 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 Tsukamurella.
  • 😷 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 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 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 genus.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates with one lineage of Rhodococcus that needs to be reevaluated and reclassified". — 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species falls within the Rhodococcus genus and may be reclassified". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218. 🇪🇸
  • 🧍 According to Kattar et al., Tsukamurella wratislaviensis Goodfellow et al. 1995 belongs to the genus Rhodococcus Zopf 1891 (Approved Lists 1980). 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. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Tsukamurella Collins et al. 1988

Assigned by: Goodfellow M, Zakrzewska-Czerwinska J, Thomas EG, Mordarski M, Ward AC, James AL. Polyphasic taxonomic study of the genera Gordona and Tsukamurella including the description of Tsukamurella wratislaviensis sp. nov. Zentralbl Bakteriol 1991; 275:162-178. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 782897