Species Burkholderia cocovenenans

Name: Burkholderia cocovenenans (van Damme et al. 1960) Gillis et al. 1995

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Pseudomonas cocovenenans van Damme et al. 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: co.co.ve.ne’nans. N.L. fem. n. Cocos, genus of coconut; L. v. veneno, to poison; N.L. fem. part. adj. cocovenenans, coconut poisoning

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: burk-hol-DE-ri-a ko-ko-we-NE-nans, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 33664; CFBP 4790; DSM 11318; JCM 10561; LMG 11626; NCIB 9450; NCIMB 9450

16S rRNA gene: AB021389 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Gillis M, Van TV, Bardin R, Goor M, Hebbar P, Willems A, Segers P, Kersters K, Heulin T, Fernandez MP. Polyphasic taxonomy in the genus Burkholderia leading to an emended description of the genus and proposition of Burkholderia vietnamiensis sp. nov. for N2-fixing isolates from rice in Vietnam. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1995; 45:274-289. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 45, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:621.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Burkholderia gladioli (Severini 1913) Yabuuchi et al. 1993

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Pseudomonas cocovenenans van Damme et al. 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Burkholderia cocovenenans (van Damme et al. 1960) Zhao et al. 1995	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Pseudomonas gladioli Severini 1913 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Burkholderia gladioli (Severini 1913) Yabuuchi et al. 1993	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Pseudomonas antimicrobica Attafuah and Bradbury 1990	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Coenye et al. (1999), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Burkholderia gladioli (Severini 1913) Yabuuchi et al. 1993. Publication: Coenye T, Holmes B, Kersters K, Govan JR, Vandamme P. Burkholderia cocovenenans (van Damme et al. 1960) Gillis et al. 1995 and Burkholderia vandii Urakami et al. 1994 are junior synonyms of Burkholderia gladioli (Severini 1913) Yabuuchi et al. 1993 and Burkholderia plantarii (Azegami et al. 1987) Urakami et al. 1994, respectively. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:37-42. 🇧🇪
- ⏲ According to Coenye et al. (1999), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Pseudomonas gladioli Severini 1913 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Coenye T, Holmes B, Kersters K, Govan JR, Vandamme P. Burkholderia cocovenenans (van Damme et al. 1960) Gillis et al. 1995 and Burkholderia vandii Urakami et al. 1994 are junior synonyms of Burkholderia gladioli (Severini 1913) Yabuuchi et al. 1993 and Burkholderia plantarii (Azegami et al. 1987) Urakami et al. 1994, respectively. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:37-42. 🇧🇪
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "p". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 14 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
- 🧍 Burkholderia cocovenenans (van Damme et al. 1960) Gillis et al. 1995 is illegitimate because it has no priority. Publication: Nalin R, Simonet P, Vogel TM, Normand P. Rhodanobacter lindaniclasticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a lindane-degrading bacterium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:19-23. 🇫🇷

Parent taxon: Burkholderia Yabuuchi et al. 1993

Assigned by: Gillis M, Van TV, Bardin R, Goor M, Hebbar P, Willems A, Segers P, Kersters K, Heulin T, Fernandez MP. Polyphasic taxonomy in the genus Burkholderia leading to an emended description of the genus and proposition of Burkholderia vietnamiensis sp. nov. for N2-fixing isolates from rice in Vietnam. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1995; 45:274-289. 🇧🇪

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Species Burkholderia cocovenenans