Name: Caballeronia novacaledonica (Guentas et al. 2020) Lozano et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Burkholderia novacaledonica Guentas et al. 2020

Etymology: no.va.ca.le.do’ni.ca. L. masc. adj. novus, new; L. fem. n. Caledonia, Latin name for the Scottish Highlands; N.L. fem. adj. novacaledonica, of New Caledonia from where the strains were isolated [probably better: novicaledonica]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ka-bal-le-RO-ni-a no-wa-ka-le-DO-ni-ka, feminine

Type strain: CIP 11088; CIP 110887; STM 10272

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FR872397 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lozano MJ, Mogro EG, Draghi WO. Phylogenomic analysis supports the reclassification of Burkholderia novacaledonica as Caballeronia novacaledonica comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4843. 🇦🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4956.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Burkholderia novacaledonica Guentas et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: STM 10279.
  • 😷 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 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 novacaledonica Guentas et al. 2020. Publication: Guentas L, Gensous S, Cavaloc Y, Ducousso M, Amir H, De Georges de Ledenon B, Moulin L, Jourand P. Corrigendum to "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. 39 (2016) 151-159]. Syst Appl Microbiol 2019; 42:422. 🇳🇨 Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 195. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4844-4847.

Parent taxon: Caballeronia Dobritsa and Samadpour 2016

Assigned by: Lozano MJ, Mogro EG, Draghi WO. Phylogenomic analysis supports the reclassification of Burkholderia novacaledonica as Caballeronia novacaledonica comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4843. 🇦🇷

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