Gordonia (bacterium)

Gordonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Actinobacteria
Class:	Actinobacteria
Order:	Actinomycetales
Family:	Gordoniaceae
Genus:	Gordonia
Species
	Gordonia aichiensis; Gordonia alkaliphila; Gordonia alkanivorans; Gordonia amarae; Gordonia amicalis; Gordonia araii; Gordonia bronchialis; Gordonia caeni; Gordonia cholesterolivorans; Gordonia defluvii; Gordonia desulfuricans; Gordonia effusa; Gordonia hankookensis; Gordonia hirsuta; Gordonia humi; Gordonia hydrophobica; Gordonia iterans; Gordonia jinhuaensis; Gordonia kroppenstedtii; Gordonia lacunae; Gordonia malaquae; Gordonia namibiensis; Gordonia neofelifaecis; Gordonia otitidis; Gordonia paraffinivorans; Gordonia phosphorivorans; Gordonia polyisoprenivorans; Gordonia rhizosphera; Gordonia rubripertincta; Gordonia shandongensis; Gordonia sihwensis; Gordonia sinesedis; Gordonia soli; Gordonia sputi; Gordonia sp. nov. Q8; Gordonia terrae; Gordonia westfalica

Gordonia is a genus of bacterium in the Actinobacteria, the same lineage that includes Mycobacterium tuberculosis.^[2] The genus was named after American bacteriologist Ruth Gordon in 1971 by Tsukamura.

References

^ "Genus Gordonia". List of Prokaryotic Names with Standing in Nomenclature. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
^ Arenskotter, M.; Broker, D.; Steinbuchel, A. (2004). "Biology of the Metabolically Diverse Genus Gordonia". Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 70 (6): 3195–3204. doi:10.1128/AEM.70.6.3195-3204.2004. PMC 427784. PMID 15184112.

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