Goodfellow M, Alderson G, Chun J
Department of Agricultural and Environmental Science, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K.
Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek. 1998 Jul-Oct;74(1-3):3-20. doi: 10.1023/a:1001730725003.
Various approaches that have been used in the development of a system of classification for the genus Rhodococcus are discussed. The application of chemotaxonomic, molecular systematic and numerical phenetic methods have greatly contributed to improvements in the systematics of rhodococci and related mycolic-acid containing actinomycetes. The genus currently encompasses twelve validly described species but improved diagnostic methods are needed to distinguish between them. In addition, evidence from 16S ribosomal RNA sequencing suggests that the genus is still heterogeneous.
本文讨论了在红球菌属分类系统开发中所采用的各种方法。化学分类学、分子系统学和数值分类学方法的应用极大地推动了红球菌及相关含分枝菌酸放线菌系统学的发展。该属目前包含12个有效描述的物种，但仍需要改进诊断方法以区分它们。此外，16S核糖体RNA测序的证据表明该属仍然是异质的。
