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Gordonia nitida Yoon et al. 2000 is a later synonym of Gordonia alkanivorans Kummer et al. 1999

¹ Institut für Molekulare Mikrobiologie und Biotechnologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 3, D-48149, Germany
² Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen, Mascheroder Weg 1b, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany

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Alexander Steinbüchel
steinbu{at}uni-muenster.de

The name of the species Gordonia nitida is validly published but its type strain DSM 44499^T shares high similarity based on 16S rRNA gene sequences with Gordonia alkanivorans DSM 44369^T and Gordonia westfalica DSM 44215^T. These three species obviously build up a distinct cluster within the genus Gordonia. In the present paper, data from the literature concerning the three Gordonia species were reviewed and the genetic similarity of G. nitida DSM 44499^T and G. alkanivorans DSM 44369^T was further investigated by DNA–DNA-hybridization experiments, revealing approximately 80 % DNA–DNA relatedness. Even though the two type strains could be differentiated by automated ribotyping, it is proposed that, according to the rules of priority, G. nitida is a later synonym of G. alkanivorans.

Details of the fatty acid and mycolic acid compositions of G. nitida, G. alkanivorans and G. westfalica are available as supplementary material in IJSEM Online.

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