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Species Gordonia westfalica
Name: Gordonia westfalica Linos et al. 2002
Etymology: west.fa’li.ca. M.L. fem. adj. westfalica, from Westfalian, referring to the origin of the species, Westfalia, a geographical area in Germany
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … west-FA-li-ka, feminine
Type strain: CCUG 46924; DSM 44215; JCM 11757; Kb1/Kb2; Kb2; NRRL B-24152
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ312907
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Linos A, Berekaa MM, Steinbuchel A, Kim KK, Sproer C, Kroppenstedt RM. Gordonia westfalica sp. nov., a novel rubber-degrading actinomycete. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1133-1139. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1439-1440.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Emendations:
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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.
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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.
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Notes:
- 😷 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 9 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 genus.
Parent taxon: Gordonia corrig. (ex Tsukamura 1971) Stackebrandt et al. 1989
Assigned by:
Linos A, Berekaa MM, Steinbuchel A, Kim KK, Sproer C, Kroppenstedt RM. Gordonia westfalica sp. nov., a novel rubber-degrading actinomycete. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1133-1139. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 776605
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