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Species Rhodococcus globerulus
Name: Rhodococcus globerulus Goodfellow et al. 1985
Etymology: glo.be’ru.lus. N.L. masc. adj. globerulus, globular
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … glo-BE-ru-lus, masculine
Type strain: ATCC 25714; CIP 104174; DSM 43954; IEGM 591; IFO 14531; JCM 7472; NBRC 14531; NRRL B-16938; R58
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KF410361
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Goodfellow M, Weaver CR, Minnikin DE. Numerical classification of some Rhodococci, Corynebacteria and related organisms. J Gen Microbiol 1982; 128:731-745. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 17. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1985; 35:223-225.
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 "Mycobacterium globerulum" Gray 1928 heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists Nocardia globerula (Gray 1928) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980) heterotypic 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. 🇩🇪
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 Jones and Goodfellow (2015), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Mycobacterium globerulum" Gray 1928.
Publication:
Jones AL, Goodfellow M. Rhodococcus. In: Trujillo ME, Dedysh S, DeVos P, Hedlund B, Kämpfer P, Rainey FA, Whitman WB (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Unknown City, 2015, p. 1-50. 🇬🇧
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⏰ According to Jones and Goodfellow (2015), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Nocardia globerula (Gray 1928) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Jones AL, Goodfellow M. Rhodococcus. In: Trujillo ME, Dedysh S, DeVos P, Hedlund B, Kämpfer P, Rainey FA, Whitman WB (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Unknown City, 2015, p. 1-50. 🇬🇧
- 😷 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. — 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 46 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.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative 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. 🇬🇧
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⏰ According to Jones and Goodfellow (2015), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Mycobacterium globerulum" Gray 1928.
Publication:
Jones AL, Goodfellow M. Rhodococcus. In: Trujillo ME, Dedysh S, DeVos P, Hedlund B, Kämpfer P, Rainey FA, Whitman WB (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Unknown City, 2015, p. 1-50.
Parent taxon: Rhodococcus Zopf 1891 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Goodfellow M, Weaver CR, Minnikin DE. Numerical classification of some Rhodococci, Corynebacteria and related organisms. J Gen Microbiol 1982; 128:731-745. 🇬🇧
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Record number: 780451
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