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Species Burkholderia fungorum
Name: Burkholderia fungorum Coenye et al. 2001
Etymology: fun.go’rum. L. masc. n. fungus, mushroom; L. gen. masc. pl. n. fungorum, of fungi
Type strain: CCUG 31961; CIP 107096; Croize P763-2; DSM 17061; JCM 21562; LMG 16225; NBRC 102489
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF215705
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Coenye T, Laevens S, Willems A, Ohlen M, Hannant W, Govan JR, Gillis M, Falsen E, Vandamme P. Burkholderia fungorum sp. nov. and Burkholderia caledonica sp. nov., two new species isolated from the environment, animals and human clinical samples. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1099-1107. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1231-1233.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Paraburkholderia fungorum (Coenye et al. 2001) Sawana et al. 2015
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Burkholderia insulsa Rusch et al. 2015 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Paraburkholderia insulsa (Rusch et al. 2015) Dobritsa and Samadpour 2016 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Paraburkholderia fungorum (Coenye et al. 2001) Sawana et al. 2015 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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⏰ According to Madhaiyan et al. (2022), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Burkholderia insulsa Rusch et al. 2015.
Publication:
Madhaiyan M, Sriram S, Kiruba N, Saravanan VS. Genome-based Reclassification of Paraburkholderia insulsa as a Later Heterotypic Synonym of Paraburkholderia fungorum and Proposal of Paraburkholderia terrae subsp. terrae subsp. nov. and Paraburkholderia terrae subsp. steynii subsp. nov. Curr Microbiol 2022; 79:358.
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⏰ According to Madhaiyan et al. (2022), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Paraburkholderia insulsa (Rusch et al. 2015) Dobritsa and Samadpour 2016.
Publication:
Madhaiyan M, Sriram S, Kiruba N, Saravanan VS. Genome-based Reclassification of Paraburkholderia insulsa as a Later Heterotypic Synonym of Paraburkholderia fungorum and Proposal of Paraburkholderia terrae subsp. terrae subsp. nov. and Paraburkholderia terrae subsp. steynii subsp. nov. Curr Microbiol 2022; 79:358.
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⏰ According to Mullins and Mahenthiralingam (2021), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Burkholderia insulsa Rusch et al. 2015.
Publication:
Mullins AJ, Mahenthiralingam E. The Hidden Genomic Diversity, Specialized Metabolite Capacity, and Revised Taxonomy of Burkholderia Sensu Lato. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:726847.
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⏰ According to Mullins and Mahenthiralingam (2021), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Paraburkholderia insulsa (Rusch et al. 2015) Dobritsa and Samadpour 2016.
Publication:
Mullins AJ, Mahenthiralingam E. The Hidden Genomic Diversity, Specialized Metabolite Capacity, and Revised Taxonomy of Burkholderia Sensu Lato. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:726847.
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🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list.
Publication:
Oren A, Göker M. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 38. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5923.
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- ❗ Burkholderia fungorum 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 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 Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 45 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
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⏰ According to Madhaiyan et al. (2022), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Burkholderia insulsa Rusch et al. 2015.
Publication:
Madhaiyan M, Sriram S, Kiruba N, Saravanan VS. Genome-based Reclassification of Paraburkholderia insulsa as a Later Heterotypic Synonym of Paraburkholderia fungorum and Proposal of Paraburkholderia terrae subsp. terrae subsp. nov. and Paraburkholderia terrae subsp. steynii subsp. nov. Curr Microbiol 2022; 79:358.
Parent taxon: Burkholderia Yabuuchi et al. 1993
Assigned by:
Coenye T, Laevens S, Willems A, Ohlen M, Hannant W, Govan JR, Gillis M, Falsen E, Vandamme P. Burkholderia fungorum sp. nov. and Burkholderia caledonica sp. nov., two new species isolated from the environment, animals and human clinical samples. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1099-1107.
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