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Species Burkholderia kururiensis
Name: Burkholderia kururiensis Zhang et al. 2000
Etymology: ku.ru.ri.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. kururiensis, pertaining to Kururi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, where the strain was isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ku-ru-ri-EN-sis, feminine
Type strain: ATCC 700977; CCUG 43663; CIP 106643; DSM 13646; JCM 10599; KP23; LMG 19447
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16S rRNA gene:
AB024310
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Zhang H, Hanada S, Shigematsu T, Shibuya K, Kamagata Y, Kanagawa T, Kurane R. Burkholderia kururiensis sp. nov., a trichloroethylene (TCE)-degrading bacterium isolated from an aquifer polluted with TCE. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:743-749. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:951-953.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Paraburkholderia kururiensis (Zhang et al. 2000) Sawana et al. 2015
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Paraburkholderia kururiensis (Zhang et al. 2000) Sawana et al. 2015 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- ❗ Burkholderia kururiensis 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 21 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.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Burkholderia kururiensis subsp. kururiensis" (Zhang et al. 2000) Anandham et al. 2009 not validly published orphaned subspecies "Burkholderia kururiensis subsp. thiooxydans" Anandham et al. 2009 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: Burkholderia Yabuuchi et al. 1993
Assigned by:
Zhang H, Hanada S, Shigematsu T, Shibuya K, Kamagata Y, Kanagawa T, Kurane R. Burkholderia kururiensis sp. nov., a trichloroethylene (TCE)-degrading bacterium isolated from an aquifer polluted with TCE. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:743-749. 🇯🇵
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Record number: 774287
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