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Species Burkholderia sprentiae
Name: Burkholderia sprentiae De Meyer et al. 2013
Etymology: spren’ti.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. sprentiae, of Sprent, named after Janet Sprent, a scientist who has devoted her life to legume research
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … SPREN-ti-a͡e, feminine
Type strain: HAMBI 3357; LMG 27175; WSM5005
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
HF549035
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
De Meyer SE, Cnockaert M, Ardley JK, Maker G, Yates R, Howieson JG, Vandamme P. Burkholderia sprentiae sp. nov., isolated from Lebeckia ambigua root nodules. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3950-3957. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:313-315.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Paraburkholderia sprentiae (De Meyer et al. 2013) Sawana et al. 2015
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Paraburkholderia sprentiae (De Meyer et al. 2013) Sawana et al. 2015 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Burkholderia sprentiae 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 4 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:
De Meyer SE, Cnockaert M, Ardley JK, Maker G, Yates R, Howieson JG, Vandamme P. Burkholderia sprentiae sp. nov., isolated from Lebeckia ambigua root nodules. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3950-3957. 🇦🇺
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Record number: 791300
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