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Gordonia (bacterium)
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetia |
| Order: | Mycobacteriales |
| Family: | Gordoniaceae |
| Genus: | Gordonia (ex Tsukamura 1971) Stackebrandt et al. 1989 |
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Gordonia is a genus of gram-positive, aerobic, catalase-positive bacterium in the Actinomycetota,[1] closely related to the Rhodococcus, Mycobacterium, Skermania, and Nocardia genera.[2] Gordonia bacteria are aerobic, non-motile, and non-sporulating.[2] Gordonia is from the same lineage that includes Mycobacterium tuberculosis.[2] The genus was discovered by Tsukamura in 1971 and named after American bacteriologist Ruth Gordon.[2] Many species are often found in the soil,[1] while other species have been isolated from aquatic environments.[2] Some species have been associated with problems like sludge bulking and foaming in wastewater treatment plants.[3][4] Gordonia species are rarely known to cause infections in humans.[5]
Some pathogenic instances of Gordonia have been reported to cause skin and soft tissue infections, including bacteremia and cutaneous infections. Though infections are generally treated with antibiotics, surgical procedures are sometimes used to contain infections.[6] Some investigations have found that 28 °C is the ideal temperature for the growth of Gordonia bacteria.[1] Gordonia species often have high G-C base pair contents in DNA, ranging from 63% to 69%.[6] G-C base pair content levels are generally positively correlated with melting temperature.
Some species of Gordonia, such as Gordonia rubripertincta, produce colonies that have a bright orange or orange-red color.[1]
Some strains of Gordonia have recently garnered interest in the biotechnology industry due to their ability to degrade environmental pollutants.[7]
- ^ a b c d Andalibi, Fatemeh; Fatahi-Bafghi, Mehdi (2017-05-01). "Gordonia: isolation and identification in clinical samples and role in biotechnology". Folia Microbiologica. 62 (3): 245–252. doi:10.1007/s12223-017-0491-1. ISSN 1874-9356. PMID 28105601. S2CID 43621276.
- ^ a b c d e Arenskotter, M.; Broker, D.; Steinbuchel, A. (2004). "Biology of the Metabolically Diverse Genus Gordonia". Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 70 (6): 3195–3204. Bibcode:2004ApEnM..70.3195A. doi:10.1128/AEM.70.6.3195-3204.2004. PMC 427784. PMID 15184112.
- ^ Asvapathanagul, Pitiporn; Huang, Zhonghua; Gedalanga, Phillip B.; Baylor, Amber; Olson, Betty H. (December 2012). "Interaction of Operational and Physicochemical Factors Leading to Gordonia amarae-Like Foaming in an Incompletely Nitrifying Activated Sludge Plant". Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 78 (23): 8165–8175. doi:10.1128/AEM.00404-12. ISSN 0099-2240. PMC 3497385. PMID 22983974.
- ^ Liu, Mei; Gill, Jason J.; Young, Ry; Summer, Elizabeth J. (2015-09-09). "Bacteriophages of wastewater foaming-associated filamentous Gordonia reduce host levels in raw activated sludge". Scientific Reports. 5 (1): 13754. doi:10.1038/srep13754. hdl:1969.1/178664. ISSN 2045-2322.
- ^ Ramanan, Poornima; Deziel, Paul J.; Wengenack, Nancy L. (October 2013). "Gordonia Bacteremia". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 51 (10): 3443–3447. doi:10.1128/JCM.01449-13. ISSN 0095-1137. PMC 3811652. PMID 23884999.
- ^ a b Sowani, H.; Kulkarni, M.; Zinjarde, S.; Javdekar, V. (2017-01-01), Kon, Kateryna; Rai, Mahendra (eds.), "Chapter 7 - Gordonia and Related Genera as Opportunistic Human Pathogens Causing Infections of Skin, Soft Tissues, and Bones", The Microbiology of Skin, Soft Tissue, Bone and Joint Infections, Clinical Microbiology: Diagnosis, Treatments and Prophylaxis of Infections, vol. 2, Academic Press, pp. 105–121, doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-811079-9.00007-0, ISBN 9780128110799, retrieved 2023-04-26
- ^ Drzyzga, Oliver (2012-11-01). "The strengths and weaknesses of Gordonia: A review of an emerging genus with increasing biotechnological potential". Critical Reviews in Microbiology. 38 (4): 300–316. doi:10.3109/1040841X.2012.668134. ISSN 1040-841X. PMID 22551505. S2CID 29015627.
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