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Species Burkholderia rhizosphaerae
Name: Burkholderia rhizosphaerae Lee and Whang 2015
Etymology: rhi.zo.sphae’rae. Gr. fem. n. rhiza, root; Gr. fem. n. sphaîra, a ball, sphere; N.L. fem. n. rhizosphaera, rhizosphere; N.L. gen. fem. n. rhizosphaerae, of the rhizosphere
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … rhi-zo-SPHA͡E-ra͡e, feminine
Type strain: KACC 17603; NBRC 109935; NCAIM B.02541; WR 43
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16S rRNA gene:
AB365791
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Lee JC, Whang KS. Burkholderia humisilvae sp. nov., Burkholderia solisilvae sp. nov. and Burkholderia rhizosphaerae sp. nov., isolated from forest soil and rhizosphere soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2986-2992. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4294-4296.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Paraburkholderia rhizosphaerae (Lee and Whang 2015) Dobritsa and Samadpour 2016
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Paraburkholderia rhizosphaerae (Lee and Whang 2015) Dobritsa and Samadpour 2016 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Burkholderia rhizosphaerae 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 3 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.
Parent taxon: Burkholderia Yabuuchi et al. 1993
Assigned by:
Lee JC, Whang KS. Burkholderia humisilvae sp. nov., Burkholderia solisilvae sp. nov. and Burkholderia rhizosphaerae sp. nov., isolated from forest soil and rhizosphere soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2986-2992. 🇰🇷
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Record number: 793155
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