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Species Burkholderia terrae
Name: Burkholderia terrae Yang et al. 2006
Etymology: ter’rae. L. gen. fem. n. terrae, of the earth
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … TER-ra͡e, feminine
Type strain: DSM 17804; KCTC 12388; KMY02; NBRC 100964
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16S rRNA gene:
AB201285
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Yang HC, Im WT, Kim KK, An DS, Lee ST. Burkholderia terrae sp. nov., isolated from a forest soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:453-457. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:929-930.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Paraburkholderia terrae (Yang et al. 2006) Sawana et al. 2015
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Paraburkholderia terrae (Yang et al. 2006) Sawana et al. 2015 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Burkholderia terrae 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 17 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:
Yang HC, Im WT, Kim KK, An DS, Lee ST. Burkholderia terrae sp. nov., isolated from a forest soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:453-457. 🇰🇷
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Record number: 774305
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