
Name DOI	10.1601/nm.6290
Name	Gordonia alkanivorans Kummer et al. 1999
Name Status	Validly Published
Current Authority	Kummer et al. 1999
Preferred Name	Gordonia alkanivorans
Taxonomic Rank	species
Nomenclatural Type (designated strain)	Refer to the type exemplar.

Taxonomy	10.1601/tx.6290
Type Strain representative organism	HKI 0136^T (=DSM 44369 =CIP 106363 =NBRC 16433 =JCM 10677)


Proper Form	Gordonia alkanivorans Kummer et al. 1999
Nomenclatural History	The species Gordonia alkanivorans was originally described and validly published by Kummer et al. 1999. Arenskötter et al. established this name as an earlier heterotypic synonym of Gordonia nitida Yoon et al. 2000 in 2005.

Citation	When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier. Name Abstract for Gordonia alkanivorans Kummer et al. 1999.April 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.6290.
Source File	10.1601/nm.6290.xml


This information was last reviewed on February 17, 2009.

References

Kummer C, Schumann P, Stackebrandt E. Gordonia alkanivorans sp. nov., isolated from tar-contaminated soil. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1513-1522. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-49-4-1513 [PubMed].
Arenskötter M, Linos A, Schumann P, Kroppenstedt RM, Steinbüchel A. Gordonia nitida Yoon et al. 2000 is a later synonym of Gordonia alkanivorans Kummer et al. 1999. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:695-697. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.63400-0 [PubMed].