Species ***Burkholderia* *ubonensis***

Name: Burkholderia ubonensis corrig. Yabuuchi et al. 2000

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: u.bo.nen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. ubonensis, pertaining to Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand, where the organism was originally isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: burk-hol-DE-ri-a u-bo-NEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: CCUG 48852; CIP 107078; DSM 17311; EY 3383; NCTC 13147

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MT672505 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Yabuuchi E, Kawamura Y, Ezaki T, Ikedo M, Dejsirilert S, Fujiwara N, Naka T, Kobayashi K. Burkholderia uboniae sp. nov., L-arabinose-assimilating but different from Burkholderia thailandensis and Burkholderia vietnamiensis. Microbiol Immunol 2000; 44:307-317. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 75. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1415-1417.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Burkholderia uboniae Yabuuchi et al. 2000	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen - plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 21 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Burkholderia thailandensis Brett et al. 1998. Publication: Brett PJ, DeShazer D, Woods DE. Burkholderia thailandensis sp. nov., a Burkholderia pseudomallei-like species. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:317-320. 🇨🇦 Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 48, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:629.
- 🫡 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Burkholderia thailandensis Brett et al. 1998. Publication: Brett PJ, DeShazer D, Woods DE. Burkholderia thailandensis sp. nov., a Burkholderia pseudomallei-like species. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:317-320. 🇨🇦 Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 48, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:629.
- 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
- 🧍 Nom. corrig.: IJSEM 50:1415; Burkholderia uboniae (sic). Publication: Anonymous. Validation list no. 75. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1415-1417.
- 🧍 The spelling of the specific epithet, uboniae (sic), has been corrected on validation according to Rule 61 of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision). Publication: Anonymous. Validation list no. 75. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1415-1417.

Parent taxon: Burkholderia Yabuuchi et al. 1993

Assigned by: Yabuuchi E, Kawamura Y, Ezaki T, Ikedo M, Dejsirilert S, Fujiwara N, Naka T, Kobayashi K. Burkholderia uboniae sp. nov., L-arabinose-assimilating but different from Burkholderia thailandensis and Burkholderia vietnamiensis. Microbiol Immunol 2000; 44:307-317. 🇯🇵

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Species Burkholderia ubonensis

Species ***Burkholderia* *ubonensis***