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Species Burkholderia sacchari
Name: Burkholderia sacchari Brämer et al. 2001
Etymology: sac’cha.ri. N.L. gen. neut. n. sacchari, of sugar, referring to the location of isolation of the strain, soil of a sugar-cane (Saccharum officinarum) plantation
Type strain: CCT 6771; CCUG 46043; CIP 107211; DSM 17165; IPT 101; LMG 19450
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF263278
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Bramer CO, Vandamme P, da Silva LF, Gomez JG, Steinbuchel A. Polyhydroxyalkanoate-accumulating bacterium isolated from soil of a sugar-cane plantation in Brazil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1709-1713. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1947-1948.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Paraburkholderia sacchari (Brämer et al. 2001) Sawana et al. 2015
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Paraburkholderia sacchari (Brämer et al. 2001) Sawana et al. 2015 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Burkholderia sacchari 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 37 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.
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🧍 The specific epithet is a "L. genitive noun", not a "N.L. adjective" as cited in the paper by Brämer et al. 2001.
Publication:
Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷
Parent taxon: Burkholderia Yabuuchi et al. 1993
Assigned by:
Bramer CO, Vandamme P, da Silva LF, Gomez JG, Steinbuchel A. Polyhydroxyalkanoate-accumulating bacterium isolated from soil of a sugar-cane plantation in Brazil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1709-1713. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 774299
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