Name: Caballeronia fortuita (Peeters et al. 2016) Dobritsa et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Burkholderia fortuita Peeters et al. 2016

Etymology: for.tu.i’ta. L. fem. adj. fortuita, accidental, unpremeditated, referring to the species fortuitous isolation

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ka-bal-le-RO-ni-a for-tu-I-ta, feminine

Type strain: CCUG 68409; LMG 29320

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LT158618 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Dobritsa AP, Linardopoulou EV, Samadpour M. Transfer of 13 species of the genus Burkholderia to the genus Caballeronia and reclassification of Burkholderia jirisanensis as Paraburkholderia jirisanensis comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3846-3853. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Burkholderia fortuita Peeters et al. 2016	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🫡 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 genus. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Burkholderia fortuita Peeters et al. 2016. Publication: Peeters C, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Verheyde B, De Brandt E, Cooper VS, Vandamme P. Phylogenomic Study of Burkholderia glathei-like Organisms, Proposal of 13 Novel Burkholderia Species and Emended Descriptions of Burkholderia sordidicola, Burkholderia zhejiangensis, and Burkholderia grimmiae. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:877. 🇧🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 171. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3761-3764.

Parent taxon: Caballeronia Dobritsa and Samadpour 2016

Assigned by: Dobritsa AP, Linardopoulou EV, Samadpour M. Transfer of 13 species of the genus Burkholderia to the genus Caballeronia and reclassification of Burkholderia jirisanensis as Paraburkholderia jirisanensis comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3846-3853. 🇺🇸

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