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Species Burkholderia aenigmatica
Name: Burkholderia aenigmatica Depoorter et al. 2020
Etymology: ae.nig.ma’ti.ca. L. fem. adj. aenigmatica, enigmatic, referring to its unusual and complex taxonomy
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a͡e-nig-MA-ti-ka, feminine
Type strain: CECT 30139; LMG 13014
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
Effective publication:
Depoorter E, De Canck E, Peeters C, Wieme AD, Cnockaert M, Zlosnik JEA, LiPuma JJ, Coenye T, Vandamme P. Burkholderia cepacia Complex Taxon K: Where to Split? Front Microbiol 2020; 11:1594. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 196. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5596-5601.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Burkholderia lata Vanlaere et al. 2009.
Publication:
Vanlaere E, Baldwin A, Gevers D, Henry D, De Brandt E, LiPuma JJ, Mahenthiralingam E, Speert DP, Dowson C, Vandamme P. Taxon K, a complex within the Burkholderia cepacia complex, comprises at least two novel species, Burkholderia contaminans sp. nov. and Burkholderia lata sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:102-111. 🇧🇪
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:645-646.
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🫡 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of the species itself. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Burkholderia lata Vanlaere et al. 2009.
Publication:
Vanlaere E, Baldwin A, Gevers D, Henry D, De Brandt E, LiPuma JJ, Mahenthiralingam E, Speert DP, Dowson C, Vandamme P. Taxon K, a complex within the Burkholderia cepacia complex, comprises at least two novel species, Burkholderia contaminans sp. nov. and Burkholderia lata sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:102-111. 🇧🇪
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:645-646.
Parent taxon: Burkholderia Yabuuchi et al. 1993
Assigned by:
Depoorter E, De Canck E, Peeters C, Wieme AD, Cnockaert M, Zlosnik JEA, LiPuma JJ, Coenye T, Vandamme P. Burkholderia cepacia Complex Taxon K: Where to Split? Front Microbiol 2020; 11:1594. 🇧🇪
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Record number: 12459
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