Species ***Paraburkholderia* *caballeronis***

Name: Paraburkholderia caballeronis (Martínez-Aguilar et al. 2014) Sawana et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Burkholderia caballeronis Martínez-Aguilar et al. 2014

Etymology: ca.bal.le.ro’nis. N.L. gen. masc. n. caballeronis, of Caballero, named after the Mexican microbiologist Jesús Caballero Mellado who contributed significantly to the knowledge on plant-associated Burkholderia species

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pa-ra-burk-hol-DE-ri-a ka-bal-le-RO-nis, feminine

Type strain: CIP 110324; LMG 26416; TNe-841

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF139186 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Sawana A, Adeolu M, Gupta RS. Molecular signatures and phylogenomic analysis of the genus Burkholderia: proposal for division of this genus into the emended genus Burkholderia containing pathogenic organisms and a new genus Paraburkholderia gen. nov. harboring environmental species. Front Genet 2014; 5:429. 🇨🇦

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 173. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1-3.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Burkholderia caballeronis Martínez-Aguilar et al. 2014	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🫡 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. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Burkholderia caballeronis Martínez-Aguilar et al. 2014. Publication: Martinez-Aguilar L, Salazar-Salazar C, Mendez RD, Caballero-Mellado J, Hirsch AM, Vasquez-Murrieta MS, Estrada-de los Santos P. Burkholderia caballeronis sp. nov., a nitrogen fixing species isolated from tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) with the ability to effectively nodulate Phaseolus vulgaris. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2013; 104:1063-1071. 🇲🇽 Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 157. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1455-1458.

Parent taxon: Paraburkholderia Sawana et al. 2015

Assigned by: Sawana A, Adeolu M, Gupta RS. Molecular signatures and phylogenomic analysis of the genus Burkholderia: proposal for division of this genus into the emended genus Burkholderia containing pathogenic organisms and a new genus Paraburkholderia gen. nov. harboring environmental species. Front Genet 2014; 5:429. 🇨🇦

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Species Paraburkholderia caballeronis

Species ***Paraburkholderia* *caballeronis***