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Rhodococcal systematics: problems and developments |
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| Authors: | Michael Goodfellow Grace Alderson Jongsik Chun |
| Institution: | (1) Department of Agricultural and Environmental Science, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, U.K.;(2) Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, BD7 1DP, U.K;(3) Center for Marine Biotechnology, Columbus Center, 701 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD, 21204, U.S.A. |
| Abstract: | Various approaches that have been used in the development of a system of classification for the genus Rhodococcus are discussed. The application of chemotaxonomic, molecular systematic and numerical phenetic methods have greatly contributed to improvements in the systematics of rhodococci and related mycolic- acid containing actinomycetes. The genus currently encompasses twelve validly described species but improved diagnostic methods are needed to distinguish between them. In addition, evidence from 16S ribosomal RNA sequencing suggests that the genus is still heterogeneous. |
| Keywords: | Rhodococcus taxonomic history polyphasic taxonomy nomenclature |
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