Name: Cupriavidus metallidurans (Goris et al. 2001) Vandamme and Coenye 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Ralstonia metallidurans Goris et al. 2001

Etymology: me.tal.li.du’rans. L. neut. n. metallum, metal; L. pres. part. durans, enduring; N.L. part. adj. metallidurans, enduring metal, from the fact that these strains are able to survive high heavy-metal concentrations

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 43123; CCUG 13724; CCUG 38400; CH 34; CIP 107179; DSM 2839; JCM 21315; LMG 1195; NBRC 102507

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU024161 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 under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Ralstonia metallidurans Goris et al. 2001	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Wautersia metallidurans (Goris et al. 2001) Vaneechoutte et al. 2004	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

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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Record number: 775317