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Species Burkholderia oklahomensis
Name: Burkholderia oklahomensis Glass et al. 2006
Etymology: ok.la.ho.men’sis. N.L. fem. adj. oklahomensis, pertaining to Oklahoma, of Oklahoma
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ok-la-ho-MEN-sis, feminine
Type strain: C6786; CCUG 51349; DSM 21774; LMG 23618; NCTC 13387
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16S rRNA gene:
HQ849092
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Glass MB, Steigerwalt AG, Jordan JG, Wilkins PP, Gee JE. Burkholderia oklahomensis sp. nov., a Burkholderia pseudomallei-like species formerly known as the Oklahoma strain of Pseudomonas pseudomallei. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2171-2176. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2725-2726.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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 12 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Burkholderia pseudomallei (Whitmore 1913) Yabuuchi et al. 1993.
Publication:
Yabuuchi E, Kosako Y, Oyaizu H, Yano I, Hotta H, Hashimoto Y, Ezaki T, Arakawa M. Proposal of Burkholderia gen. nov. and transfer of seven species of the genus Pseudomonas homology group II to the new genus, with the type species Burkholderia cepacia (Palleroni and Holmes 1981) comb. nov. Microbiol Immunol 1992; 36:1251-1275. 🇯🇵
Anonymous. Validation list no. 45. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:398-399.
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🫡 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Burkholderia pseudomallei (Whitmore 1913) Yabuuchi et al. 1993.
Publication:
Yabuuchi E, Kosako Y, Oyaizu H, Yano I, Hotta H, Hashimoto Y, Ezaki T, Arakawa M. Proposal of Burkholderia gen. nov. and transfer of seven species of the genus Pseudomonas homology group II to the new genus, with the type species Burkholderia cepacia (Palleroni and Holmes 1981) comb. nov. Microbiol Immunol 1992; 36:1251-1275. 🇯🇵
Anonymous. Validation list no. 45. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:398-399.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
Parent taxon: Burkholderia Yabuuchi et al. 1993
Assigned by:
Glass MB, Steigerwalt AG, Jordan JG, Wilkins PP, Gee JE. Burkholderia oklahomensis sp. nov., a Burkholderia pseudomallei-like species formerly known as the Oklahoma strain of Pseudomonas pseudomallei. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2171-2176. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 785412
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