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Species Burkholderia diazotrophica
Name: Burkholderia diazotrophica Sheu et al. 2013
Etymology: di.a.zo.tro’phi.ca. Gr. adv. dis, two, double (also Latin adjective); N.L. neut. n. azotum, nitrogen; N.L. pref. diazo-, pertaining to dinitrogen (in compound words); Gr. masc. adj. trophikos, nursing, tending or feeding; N.L. fem. adj. diazotrophica, one that feeds on dinitrogen
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … di-a-zo-TRO-phi-ka, feminine
Type strain: BCRC 80259; JPY461; KCTC 23308; LMG 26031; NKMU-JPY461
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16S rRNA gene:
HM366717
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Sheu SY, Chou JH, Bontemps C, Elliott GN, Gross E, dos Reis Junior FB, Melkonian R, Moulin L, James EK, Sprent JI, et al. Burkholderia diazotrophica sp. nov., isolated from root nodules of Mimosa spp. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:435-441. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1581-1583.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Paraburkholderia diazotrophica (Sheu et al. 2013) Sawana et al. 2015
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Paraburkholderia diazotrophica (Sheu et al. 2013) Sawana et al. 2015 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Burkholderia diazotrophica is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Burkholderia.
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 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 genus.
Parent taxon: Burkholderia Yabuuchi et al. 1993
Assigned by:
Sheu SY, Chou JH, Bontemps C, Elliott GN, Gross E, dos Reis Junior FB, Melkonian R, Moulin L, James EK, Sprent JI, et al. Burkholderia diazotrophica sp. nov., isolated from root nodules of Mimosa spp. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:435-441. 🇹🇼
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Record number: 790498
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