Name: Cupriavidus cauae Kweon et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: cau’ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. cauae, of CAU referring to Chung-Ang University or Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ku-pri-A-wi-dus KA͡U-a͡e, masculine

Type strain: JCM 34261; MKL-01; NCCP 16966

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16S rRNA gene: MN453488 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kweon OJ, Ruan W, Khan SA, Lim YK, Kim HR, Jeon CO, Lee MK. Corrigendum: Cupriavidus cauae sp. nov., isolated from blood of an immunocompromised patient. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4830. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4850.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 4 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.
  • 🧍 Originally regarded as not validly published. Deposits of the type strain in culture collections were not provided [Rule 30 (3b)]. See Kweon et al. (2021). Later corrected. Publication: Kweon OJ, Ruan W, Khan SA, Lim YK, Kim HR, Jeon CO, Lee MK. Cupriavidus cauae sp. nov., isolated from blood of an immunocompromised patient. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4759. 🇰🇷

Parent taxon: Cupriavidus Makkar and Casida 1987

Assigned by: Kweon OJ, Ruan W, Khan SA, Lim YK, Kim HR, Jeon CO, Lee MK. Corrigendum: Cupriavidus cauae sp. nov., isolated from blood of an immunocompromised patient. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4830. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 2992