Table 1.

Information concerning Gordonia species whose type strains were newly isolated from clinical samples.

Species	Type of Sample	Disease	Identification Approach	Reference
Gordonia otitidis	ear discharge	external otitis	mycolic acid profile, compound utilization patterns, 16S rRNA gene sequencing	[26]
Gordonia araii	sputum	bacterial pneumonia	TLC, HPLC, 16S rRNA gene sequencing, DNA–DNA hybridization	[27]
Gordonia effusa	sputum	kidney dysfunction	TLC, HPLC, 16S rRNA gene sequencing, DNA–DNA hybridization	[27]
Gordonia iterans	sputum	bacterial pneumonia	TLC, mycolic acid profile, 16S rRNA gene sequencing, DNA–DNA hybridization	[28]
Gordonia aichiensis (previously, Rhodococcus aichiensis)	sputum	pulmonary disease	mycolic acid profile, 16S rRNA sequencing	[29]
Gordonia bronchialis	sputum	cavitary pulmonary tuberculosis and/or bronchiectasis	mycolic acid profile, compound utilization patterns	[30]
Gordonia sputi (previously, Rhodococcus sputi)	sputum	pulmonary disease	mycolic acid profile, compound utilization patterns	[31]
Gordonia jinhuaensis	pharmaceutical wastewater	-	HPLC, 16S rRNA gene sequencing, compound utilization patterns	[32]
Gordonia crocea	drainage strips	wound infection after pacemaker implantation	MALDI TOF MS, 16S rRNA gene sequencing	[33]
Gordonia hongkongensis	(1) blood culture, (2) the peritoneal dialysis effluent	(1) continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD)-related peritonitis, (2) bacteraemia	HPLC, 16S rRNA, gyrB, secA genes sequencing, DNA–DNA hybridization	[34]

Abbreviations: TLC—thin-layer chromatography; HPLC—high-performance liquid chromatography.