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Species Burkholderia norimbergensis
Name: Burkholderia norimbergensis Wittke et al. 1998
Etymology: no.rim.ber.gen’sis. M.L. fem. adj. norimbergensis, pertaining to Nurnberg, referring to its place of isolation
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … no-rim-ber-GEN-sis, feminine
Type strain: ATCC BAA-65; CCUG 39188; CFBP 4792; CIP 105463; DSM 11628; JCM 10565; LMG 18379; R2
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
Y09879
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Wittke R, Ludwig W, Peiffer S, Kleiner D. Isolation and characterization of Burkholderia norimbergensis sp. nov., a mildly alkaliphilic sulfur oxidizer. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1997; 20:549-553. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 66. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:631-632.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Pandoraea norimbergensis (Wittke et al. 1998) Coenye et al. 2000
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Pandoraea norimbergensis (Wittke et al. 1998) Coenye et al. 2000 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Burkholderia norimbergensis 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 Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 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 0 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 species itself.
Parent taxon: Burkholderia Yabuuchi et al. 1993
Assigned by:
Wittke R, Ludwig W, Peiffer S, Kleiner D. Isolation and characterization of Burkholderia norimbergensis sp. nov., a mildly alkaliphilic sulfur oxidizer. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1997; 20:549-553. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 774289
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