Gordonia (bacterium)

Gordonia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	"Actinobacteria"
Class:	Actinobacteria
Order:	Mycobacteriales
Family:	Gordoniaceae
Genus:	Gordonia
Species
	; Gordonia alkaliphila; Gordonia alkanivorans; ; Gordonia amicalis; Gordonia araii; ; Gordonia caeni; Gordonia cholesterolivorans; Gordonia defluvii; Gordonia desulfuricans; Gordonia effusa; Gordonia hankookensis; Gordonia hirsuta; ; Gordonia humi; ; 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 shandongensis; Gordonia sihwensis; Gordonia sinesedis; Gordonia soli; ; Gordonia sp. nov. Q8; ; 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.^{[clarification needed]}

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.

External links[]

Gordonia at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

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[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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