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Species Burkholderia fortuita
Name: Burkholderia fortuita Peeters et al. 2016
Etymology: for.tu.i’ta. L. fem. adj. fortuita, accidental, unpremeditated, referring to its fortuitous isolation when searching for Burkholderia caledonica endophytes
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … for-tu-I-ta, feminine
Type strain: CCUG 68409; LMG 29320
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
LT158618
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Peeters C, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Verheyde B, De Brandt E, Cooper VS, Vandamme P. Phylogenomic Study of Burkholderia glathei-like Organisms, Proposal of 13 Novel Burkholderia Species and Emended Descriptions of Burkholderia sordidicola, Burkholderia zhejiangensis, and Burkholderia grimmiae. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:877. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 171. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3761-3764.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Caballeronia fortuita (Peeters et al. 2016) Dobritsa et al. 2017
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Caballeronia fortuita (Peeters et al. 2016) Dobritsa et al. 2017 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Burkholderia fortuita 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Burkholderia glathei (Zolg and Ottow 1975) Vandamme et al. 1997.
Publication:
Vandamme P, Holmes B, Vancanneyt M, Coenye T, Hoste B, Coopman R, Revets H, Lauwers S, Gillis M, Kersters K, et al. Occurrence of multiple genomovars of Burkholderia cepacia in cystic fibrosis patients and proposal of Burkholderia multivorans sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:1188-1200. 🇧🇪
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 47, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:329-330.
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🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Burkholderia glathei (Zolg and Ottow 1975) Viallard et al. 1998.
Publication:
Viallard V, Poirier I, Cournoyer B, Haurat J, Wiebkin S, Ophel-Keller K, Balandreau J. Burkholderia graminis sp. nov., a rhizospheric Burkholderia species, and reassessment of [Pseudomonas] phenazinium, [Pseudomonas] pyrrocinia and [Pseudomonas] glathei as Burkholderia. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:549-563. 🇫🇷
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 48, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:633-634.
- 🙅 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:
Peeters C, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Verheyde B, De Brandt E, Cooper VS, Vandamme P. Phylogenomic Study of Burkholderia glathei-like Organisms, Proposal of 13 Novel Burkholderia Species and Emended Descriptions of Burkholderia sordidicola, Burkholderia zhejiangensis, and Burkholderia grimmiae. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:877. 🇧🇪
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Record number: 794439
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