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Species Burkholderia phytofirmans
Name: Burkholderia phytofirmans Sessitsch et al. 2005
Etymology: phy.to.fir.mans. Gr. neut. n. phyton, plant; L. pres. part. firmans, strengthening; N.L. fem. part. adj. phytofirmans, plant-strengthening
Type strain: CCUG 49060; DSM 17436; LMG 22146; PsJN
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KT877640
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Sessitsch A, Coenye T, Sturz AV, Vandamme P, Barka EA, Salles JF, Van Elsas JD, Faure D, Reiter B, Glick BR, et al. Burkholderia phytofirmans sp. nov., a novel plant-associated bacterium with plant-beneficial properties. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1187-1192. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1747-1749.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Paraburkholderia phytofirmans (Sessitsch et al. 2005) Sawana et al. 2015
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Paraburkholderia phytofirmans (Sessitsch et al. 2005) Sawana et al. 2015 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Burkholderia phytofirmans 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. — 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 51 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
- 🙅 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:
Sessitsch A, Coenye T, Sturz AV, Vandamme P, Barka EA, Salles JF, Van Elsas JD, Faure D, Reiter B, Glick BR, et al. Burkholderia phytofirmans sp. nov., a novel plant-associated bacterium with plant-beneficial properties. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1187-1192.
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Record number: 774295
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