Name: Cupriavidus basilensis (Steinle et al. 1999) Vandamme and Coenye 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Ralstonia basilensis Steinle et al. 1999

Etymology: L. masc./fem. adj. basilensis, pertaining to Basilea, the Roman name of Basel, Switzerland, where the strain was isolated

Gender: masculine

Type strains: DSM 11853; LMG 18990; LMG 19474; strain RK1

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ002302 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Vandamme P, Coenye T. Taxonomy of the genus Cupriavidus: a tale of lost and found. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:2285-2289.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:551-554.

Nomenclatural status: validly published

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Wautersia basilensis (Steinle et al. 1999) Vaneechoutte et al. 2004	homotypic synonym, validly published
    Ralstonia basilensis Steinle et al. 1999	homotypic synonym, validly published

Parent taxon: Cupriavidus Makkar and Casida 1987

Assigned by: Vandamme P, Coenye T. Taxonomy of the genus Cupriavidus: a tale of lost and found. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:2285-2289.

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