Name: Cupriavidus respiraculi (Coenye et al. 2003) Vandamme and Coenye 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Ralstonia respiraculi Coenye et al. 2003

Etymology: re.spi.ra’cu.li. N.L. neut. n. respiraculum, breathing, respiration; N.L. gen. neut. n. respiraculi, of the respiratory system

Gender: masculine

Type strain: AU3313; CCUG 46809; DSM 17358; LMG 21510

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF500583 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 (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Wautersia respiraculi (Coenye et al. 2003) Vaneechoutte et al. 2004	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Ralstonia respiraculi Coenye et al. 2003	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species was only isolated from CF patients. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.

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: 775321