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Species Burkholderia ultramafica

Name: Burkholderia ultramafica Guentas et al. 2019

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ul.tra.ma’fi.ca. L. adv. ultra, beyond; N.L. fem. adj. mafica, for the term mafic, pertaining to magnesium and iron content in soil; N.L. fem. adj. ultramafica, referring to the fact that these bacteria were isolated from ultramafic soils

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: burk-hol-DE-ri-a ul-tra-MA-fi-ka, feminine

Type strain: CIP 110886; LMG 28614; STM 10279

16S rRNA gene: FR872407 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Guentas L, Gensous S, Cavaloc Y, Ducousso M, Amir H, De Georges de Ledenon B, Moulin L, Jourand P. Burkholderia novacaledonica sp. nov. and B. ultramafica sp. nov. isolated from roots of Costularia spp. pioneer plants of ultramafic soils in New Caledonia. Syst Appl Microbiol 2016; 39:151-159. 🇳🇨

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 186. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:597-599.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Paraburkholderia ultramafica (Guentas et al. 2019) Gao et al. 2021

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • ❗ Burkholderia ultramafica 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 2026-08-13. 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 2026-06-11.
    • 🙅 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: Guentas L, Gensous S, Cavaloc Y, Ducousso M, Amir H, De Georges de Ledenon B, Moulin L, Jourand P. Burkholderia novacaledonica sp. nov. and B. ultramafica sp. nov. isolated from roots of Costularia spp. pioneer plants of ultramafic soils in New Caledonia. Syst Appl Microbiol 2016; 39:151-159. 🇳🇨

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Record number: 800167