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.

[6] G-C base pair content levels are generally positively correlated with melting temperature.

[1] Some strains of Gordonia have recently garnered interest in the biotechnology industry due to their ability to degrade environmental pollutants.

[9] Gordonia species are able to degrade various environmental pollutants toxins and other natural compounds that cannot regularly be biodegraded.

Two common materials, natural and synthetic isoprene rubber (cis-1,4-polyisoprene), can be biodegraded and used as a carbon and energy source by Gordonia.