Name: Metapseudomonas furukawaii (Kimura et al. 2018) Rudra and Gupta 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Pseudomonas furukawaii Kimura et al. 2018

Etymology: fu.ru.ka.wa’i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. furukawaii, of Furukawa named after Kensuke Furukawa, a Japanese microbiologist who notably contributed to the understanding of microbial and molecular biological mechanisms involved in biphenyl/PCB degradation

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: me-ta-pse͡u-DO-mo-nas fu-ru-ka-WA-i-i, feminine

Type strain: DSM 10086; KF707; NBRC 110670

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB109887 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Rudra B, Gupta RS. Phylogenomics studies and molecular markers reliably demarcate genus Pseudomonas sensu stricto and twelve other Pseudomonadaceae species clades representing novel and emended genera. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1273665. 🇨🇦

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 219. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6452.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Pseudomonas furukawaii Kimura et al. 2018

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pseudomonas furukawaii Kimura et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Metapseudomonas furukawaii is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Metapseudomonas.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-10-14.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Metapseudomonas Rudra and Gupta 2024

Assigned by: Rudra B, Gupta RS. Phylogenomics studies and molecular markers reliably demarcate genus Pseudomonas sensu stricto and twelve other Pseudomonadaceae species clades representing novel and emended genera. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1273665. 🇨🇦

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Record number: 45282