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Species Paraburkholderia caledonica
Name: Paraburkholderia caledonica (Coenye et al. 2001) Sawana et al. 2015
Basonym: Burkholderia caledonica Coenye et al. 2001
Etymology: ca.le.do’ni.ca. N.L. fem. adj. caledonica, Caledonian, pertaining to Caledonia (the province of the ancient Britons, now the Highlands in the northern part of Scotland), from where the strains were isolated
Pronunciation, gender: ka-le-DO-ni-ka, feminine
Type strain: CCUG 42236; CIP 107098; DSM 17062; JCM 21561; LMG 19076; NBRC 102488; W50D
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF215704
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. 164. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2017-2025.
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 Burkholderia caledonica Coenye et al. 2001 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 7 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🫡 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 species itself. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Burkholderia caledonica Coenye et al. 2001.
Publication:
Coenye T, Laevens S, Willems A, Ohlen M, Hannant W, Govan JR, Gillis M, Falsen E, Vandamme P. Burkholderia fungorum sp. nov. and Burkholderia caledonica sp. nov., two new species isolated from the environment, animals and human clinical samples. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1099-1107.
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1231-1233.
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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Record number: 793020
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