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Species Rhodococcus fascians
Name: Rhodococcus fascians (Tilford 1936) Goodfellow 1984
Basonym: "Phytomonas fascians" Tilford 1936
Etymology: fas’ci.ans. L. masc. part. adj. fascians, binding together, bundling
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … FAS-ki-ans, masculine
Type strain: ATCC 12974; CFBP 2401; CGMCC 4.1817; CIP 104713; DSM 20669; ICMP 5833; IFO 12155; JCM 10002; LMG 3623; NBRC 12155; NCIMB 13432; NCPPB 3067; NRRL B-16937; VKM Ac-1462
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X79186
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Goodfellow M. Reclassification of Corynebacterium fascians (Tilford) Dowson in the genus Rhodococcus, as Rhodococcus fascians comb. nov. S yst. Appl. Microbiol. 1984; 5:225-229. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 16. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1984; 34:503-504.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Phytomonas fascians" Tilford 1936 homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists Rhodococcus luteus (ex Söhngen 1913) Nesterenko et al. 1982 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Corynebacterium fascians (Tilford 1936) Dowson 1942 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Rhodococcoides fascians (Tilford 1936) Val-Calvo and Vázquez-Boland 2024 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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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.
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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:
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⏰ According to Klatte et al. (1994), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Rhodococcus luteus (ex Söhngen 1913) Nesterenko et al. 1982.
Publication:
Klatte S, Jahnke KD, Kroppenstedt RM, Rainey F, Stackebrandt E. Rhodococcus luteus is a later subjective synonym of Rhodococcus fascians. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1994; 44:627-630. 🇩🇪
- 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "PP". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "p". — 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 136 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.
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🧍 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. 🇬🇧
- 🧍 Plant pathogenic according to Bull et al. (2007). Publication: Bull CT, De Boer SH, Denny TP, Firrao G, Fischer Le Saux M, Saddler GS, Scortichini M, Stead DE, Takikawa Y. Comprehensive list of names of plant pathogenic bacteria, 1980-2007. Journal of Plant Pathology 2010; 92:551-592. 🇺🇸
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⏰ According to Klatte et al. (1994), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Rhodococcus luteus (ex Söhngen 1913) Nesterenko et al. 1982.
Publication:
Klatte S, Jahnke KD, Kroppenstedt RM, Rainey F, Stackebrandt E. Rhodococcus luteus is a later subjective synonym of Rhodococcus fascians. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1994; 44:627-630.
Parent taxon: Rhodococcus Zopf 1891 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Goodfellow M. Reclassification of Corynebacterium fascians (Tilford) Dowson in the genus Rhodococcus, as Rhodococcus fascians comb. nov. S yst. Appl. Microbiol. 1984; 5:225-229. 🇬🇧
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Record number: 780450
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