Name: Caballeronia megalochromosomata (Baek et al. 2015) Dobritsa and Samadpour 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Burkholderia megalochromosomata Baek et al. 2015

Etymology: me.ga.lo.chro.mo.so.ma’ta. Gr. masc. adj. megas, megal large; N.L. neut. n. chromosoma, chromosome; N.L. fem. adj. megalochromosomata, having a large chromosome

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ka-bal-le-RO-ni-a me-ga-lo-k^hro-mo-so-MA-ta, feminine

Type strain: DSM 100850; JC2949; JCM 19905; KACC 17925

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KF155693 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Dobritsa AP, Samadpour M. Transfer of eleven species of the genus Burkholderia to the genus Paraburkholderia and proposal of Caballeronia gen. nov. to accommodate twelve species of the genera Burkholderia and Paraburkholderia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2836-2846. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4306-4309.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Burkholderia megalochromosomata Baek et al. 2015	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 1 time 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 megalochromosomata Baek et al. 2015. Publication: Baek I, Seo B, Lee I, Lee K, Park SC, Yi H, Chun J. Burkholderia megalochromosomata sp. nov., isolated from grassland soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:959-964. 🇰🇷 Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1701-1702.

Parent taxon: Caballeronia Dobritsa and Samadpour 2016

Assigned by: Dobritsa AP, Samadpour M. Transfer of eleven species of the genus Burkholderia to the genus Paraburkholderia and proposal of Caballeronia gen. nov. to accommodate twelve species of the genera Burkholderia and Paraburkholderia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2836-2846. 🇺🇸

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