Kingdom Bacteria Family Gordoniaceae Rank Genus | Class Actinobacteria Phylum Actinobacteria Order Actinomycetales | |
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Similar Rhodococcus, Dietzia, Tsukamurella, Corynebacterineae, Actinomycetales | ||
Gordonia is a genus of bacterium in the Actinobacteria, the same lineage that includes Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The genus was named after American bacteriologist Ruth Gordon in 1971 by Tsukamura.
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