Species Burkholderia ferrariae

Name: Burkholderia ferrariae Valverde et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fer.ra’ri.ae. L. gen. fem. n. ferrariae, of an iron mine

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: burk-hol-DE-ri-a fer-RA-ri-a͡e, feminine

Type strain: CECT 7171; DSM 18251; FeGl01; LMG 23612

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB537487 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Valverde A, Delvasto P, Peix A, Velazquez E, Santa-Regina I, Ballester A, Rodriguez-Barrueco C, Garcia-Balboa C, Igual JM. Burkholderia ferrariae sp. nov., isolated from an iron ore in Brazil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2421-2425. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2-3.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Paraburkholderia ferrariae (Valverde et al. 2006) Sawana et al. 2015

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Paraburkholderia ferrariae (Valverde et al. 2006) Sawana et al. 2015	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Burkholderia ferrariae 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 2026-08-13. 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 3 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 genus.

Parent taxon: Burkholderia Yabuuchi et al. 1993

Assigned by: Valverde A, Delvasto P, Peix A, Velazquez E, Santa-Regina I, Ballester A, Rodriguez-Barrueco C, Garcia-Balboa C, Igual JM. Burkholderia ferrariae sp. nov., isolated from an iron ore in Brazil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2421-2425. 🇪🇸

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Species Burkholderia ferrariae