Gordonia (bacterium)

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.

Gordonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Actinobacteria
Class:
Actinobacteria
Order:
Actinomycetales
Family:
Gordoniaceae
Genus:
Gordonia
Species[1]

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 hongkongensis
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

References
  1. "Genus Gordonia". List of Prokaryotic Names with Standing in Nomenclature. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. 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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