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Species Cupriavidus malaysiensis
Name: Cupriavidus malaysiensis Ramachandran et al. 2026
Etymology: ma.lay.si.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. malaysiensis, of Malaysia, where the poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate)-accumulating strains were isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ma-lay-si-EN-sis, masculine
Type strain: DSM 19416; KCTC 32388; USMAA1020
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
DQ351699
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Ramachandran H, Shafie NAH, Sudesh K, Azizan MN, Majid MIA, Amirul AA. Cupriavidus malaysiensis sp. nov., a novel poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate) accumulating bacterium isolated from the Malaysian environment. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2018; 111:361-372. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 227. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:6989.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: KCTC 32390.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 18 times in PubMed until 2026-02-03.
- 🙆 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.
Parent taxon: Cupriavidus Makkar and Casida 1987
Assigned by:
Ramachandran H, Shafie NAH, Sudesh K, Azizan MN, Majid MIA, Amirul AA. Cupriavidus malaysiensis sp. nov., a novel poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate) accumulating bacterium isolated from the Malaysian environment. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2018; 111:361-372. 🇲🇾
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Record number: 70289
This LPSN page was printed on 2026-02-11 19:10:40