Volume 6, Number 4—August 2000
Dispatch
Bacteremia and Endocarditis Caused by a Gordonia Species in a Patient with a Central Venous Catheter
Olivier Lesens*
, Yves Hansmann*, Philippe Riegel†, Rémy Heller†, Mohamed Benaissa-Djellouli*, Martin Martinot*, Hélène Petit‡, and Daniel Christmann*
, Yves Hansmann*, Philippe Riegel†, Rémy Heller†, Mohamed Benaissa-Djellouli*, Martin Martinot*, Hélène Petit‡, and Daniel Christmann*Table 1
Classification of the genus Gordonia
| Present designated species (date) | Former designated species (date) |
|---|---|
| Gordonia aichiensisa (1997) | Gordona aichiensis (1994) Rhodococcus aichiensis (1983) |
| Gordonia alkanivorans (1999) | -- |
| Gordonia amaraea (1997) | Gordona amarae (1994) Nocardia amarae (1980) |
| Gordonia bronchialisa (1997) | Gordona bronchialis (1989) Rhodococcus bronchialis (1980) |
| Gordonia desulfuricans (1999) | -- |
| Gordonia hirsutaa (1997) | Gordona hirsuta (1996) |
| Gordonia hydrophobicaa (1997) | Gordona hydrophobica (1995) |
| Gordonia polyisoprenivorans (1999) | -- |
| Gordonia rhizosphera (1998) | -- |
| Gordonia rubropertinctaa (1997) | Gordona rubropertincta (1989) Rhodococcus rubropertinctusb (1980) |
| Gordonia sputia (1997) | Gordona sputi (1989) Rhodococcus sputic (1975) |
| Gordonia terraea (1997) | Gordona terrae (1989) Rhodococcus terrae (1980) |
a The original spelling, Gordona, was changed to Gordonia in 1997 (5).
bOther former designations:Bacillus rubropertinctus, Serratia rubropertincta, Mycobacterium rubropertinctum, Proactinomyces rubropertinctus, Nocardia rubropertincta.
c Synonym: Rhodococcus chubuensis.
