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Species Paraburkholderia caffeinitolerans
Name: Paraburkholderia caffeinitolerans Gao et al. 2025
Etymology: caf.fe.i.ni.to’le.rans. N.L. fem. n. caffeina, caffeine; L. pres. part. tolerans, tolerating, enduring; N.L. fem. part. adj. caffeinitolerans, caffeine-tolerating
Pronunciation, gender: kaf-fe-i-ni-TO-le-rans, feminine
Type strain: CF3; CGMCC 1.15105; LMG 28688
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KR140087
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Gao ZQ, Zhao DY, Xu L, Zhao RT, Chen M, Zhang CZ. Paraburkholderia caffeinitolerans sp. nov., a caffeine degrading species isolated from a tea plantation soil sample. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2016; 109:1475-1482. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 225. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6863.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Paraburkholderia dokdonella" Jung et al. 2019 heterotypic synonym, not validly published "Paraburkholderia dokdonensis" Madhaiyan et al. 2022 heterotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
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⏰ According to Mullins and Mahenthiralingam (2021), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Paraburkholderia dokdonella" Jung et al. 2019.
Publication:
Mullins AJ, Mahenthiralingam E. The Hidden Genomic Diversity, Specialized Metabolite Capacity, and Revised Taxonomy of Burkholderia Sensu Lato. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:726847. 🇬🇧
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⏰ According to Mullins and Mahenthiralingam (2021), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Paraburkholderia dokdonensis" Madhaiyan et al. 2022.
Publication:
Mullins AJ, Mahenthiralingam E. The Hidden Genomic Diversity, Specialized Metabolite Capacity, and Revised Taxonomy of Burkholderia Sensu Lato. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:726847. 🇬🇧
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-10-21.
- 🙆 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 other species in the genus.
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⏰ According to Mullins and Mahenthiralingam (2021), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Paraburkholderia dokdonella" Jung et al. 2019.
Publication:
Mullins AJ, Mahenthiralingam E. The Hidden Genomic Diversity, Specialized Metabolite Capacity, and Revised Taxonomy of Burkholderia Sensu Lato. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:726847.
Parent taxon: Paraburkholderia Sawana et al. 2015
Assigned by:
Gao ZQ, Zhao DY, Xu L, Zhao RT, Chen M, Zhang CZ. Paraburkholderia caffeinitolerans sp. nov., a caffeine degrading species isolated from a tea plantation soil sample. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2016; 109:1475-1482. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 67933
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