Species Cupriavidus phytorum

Name: Cupriavidus phytorum Chávez-Ramírez et al. 2025

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: phy.to’rum. Gr. neut. n. phyton, plant; N.L. gen. neut. pl. n. phytorum, of plants, referring to Zea mays and Mimosa diplotricha plants, where the type and reference strains were isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ku-pri-A-wi-dus p^hy-TO-rum, masculine

Type strain: ATCC TSD-312; CDBB B-2066; MLR2-44

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16S rRNA gene: OQ357632 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Chavez-Ramirez B, Morales-Ruiz LM, Larios-Serrato V, Chavez-Esquivel G, Cortes-Avalos D, Ibarra JA, Estrada de Los Santos P. Cupriavidus phytorum sp. nov., isolated from Zea mays L. rhizosphere in Mexico and Mimosa diplotricha Sauvalle root nodule in Taiwan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6709. 🇲🇽

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6765.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-04-09.
  • 🙆 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: Chavez-Ramirez B, Morales-Ruiz LM, Larios-Serrato V, Chavez-Esquivel G, Cortes-Avalos D, Ibarra JA, Estrada de Los Santos P. Cupriavidus phytorum sp. nov., isolated from Zea mays L. rhizosphere in Mexico and Mimosa diplotricha Sauvalle root nodule in Taiwan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6709. 🇲🇽

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