Name: Cupriavidus numazuensis (Kageyama et al. 2005) Martínez-Aguilar et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Wautersia numazuensis corrig. Kageyama et al. 2005

Etymology: nu.ma.zu.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. numazuensis, of or pertaining to Numazu, in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … nu-ma-zu-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: CIP 108892; DSM 15562; LMG 26411; NBRC 100056; TE26

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB104447 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Martinez-Aguilar L, Caballero-Mellado J, Estrada-de los Santos P. Transfer of Wautersia numazuensis to the genus Cupriavidus as Cupriavidus numazuensis comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:208-211. 🇲🇽

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1211-1213.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Wautersia numazuensis corrig. Kageyama et al. 2005	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Wautersia numadzuensis Kageyama et al. 2005	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 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: Martinez-Aguilar L, Caballero-Mellado J, Estrada-de los Santos P. Transfer of Wautersia numazuensis to the genus Cupriavidus as Cupriavidus numazuensis comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:208-211. 🇲🇽

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Record number: 790418