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Species Burkholderia xenovorans
Name: Burkholderia xenovorans Goris et al. 2004
Etymology: xe.no’vo.rans. Gr. masc. n. xenos, foreign; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring, digesting; N.L. fem. part. adj. xenovorans, digesting foreign (xenobiotic) compounds
Type strain: CCUG 46959; DSM 17367; LB400; LMG 21463; NRRL B-18064
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
D87109
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Goris J, De Vos P, Caballero-Mellado J, Park J, Falsen E, Quensen JF, Tiedje JM, Vandamme P. Classification of the biphenyl- and polychlorinated biphenyl-degrading strain LB400T and relatives as Burkholderia xenovorans sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1677-1681. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:3-5.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Paraburkholderia xenovorans (Goris et al. 2004) Sawana et al. 2015
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Paraburkholderia xenovorans (Goris et al. 2004) Sawana et al. 2015 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Burkholderia xenovorans 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 137 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
Parent taxon: Burkholderia Yabuuchi et al. 1993
Assigned by:
Goris J, De Vos P, Caballero-Mellado J, Park J, Falsen E, Quensen JF, Tiedje JM, Vandamme P. Classification of the biphenyl- and polychlorinated biphenyl-degrading strain LB400T and relatives as Burkholderia xenovorans sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1677-1681.
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Record number: 774313
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