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Species Paraburkholderia fungorum
Name: Paraburkholderia fungorum (Coenye et al. 2001) Sawana et al. 2015
Basonym: Burkholderia fungorum Coenye et al. 2001
Etymology: fun.go’rum. L. gen. masc. pl. n. fungorum, of fungi
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … fun-GO-rum, feminine
Type strain: CCUG 31961; CIP 107096; Croize P763-2; DSM 17061; JCM 21562; LMG 16225; NBRC 102489
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF215705
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. 
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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 insulsa Rusch et al. 2015 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Paraburkholderia insulsa (Rusch et al. 2015) Dobritsa and Samadpour 2016 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Burkholderia fungorum Coenye et al. 2001 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Emendations:
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Madhaiyan et al. 2022
Madhaiyan M, Sriram S, Kiruba N, Saravanan VS. Genome-based Reclassification of Paraburkholderia insulsa as a Later Heterotypic Synonym of Paraburkholderia fungorum and Proposal of Paraburkholderia terrae subsp. terrae subsp. nov. and Paraburkholderia terrae subsp. steynii subsp. nov. Curr Microbiol 2022; 79:358. 🇮🇳
Notes:- 🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.
- 🧍 As of 2022-10-20 this emendation was not yet included in an IJSEM List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion.
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Madhaiyan et al. 2022
Madhaiyan M, Sriram S, Kiruba N, Saravanan VS. Genome-based Reclassification of Paraburkholderia insulsa as a Later Heterotypic Synonym of Paraburkholderia fungorum and Proposal of Paraburkholderia terrae subsp. terrae subsp. nov. and Paraburkholderia terrae subsp. steynii subsp. nov. Curr Microbiol 2022; 79:358.
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Notes:
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⏰ According to Madhaiyan et al. (2022), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Burkholderia insulsa Rusch et al. 2015.
Publication:
Madhaiyan M, Sriram S, Kiruba N, Saravanan VS. Genome-based Reclassification of Paraburkholderia insulsa as a Later Heterotypic Synonym of Paraburkholderia fungorum and Proposal of Paraburkholderia terrae subsp. terrae subsp. nov. and Paraburkholderia terrae subsp. steynii subsp. nov. Curr Microbiol 2022; 79:358. 🇮🇳
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⏰ According to Madhaiyan et al. (2022), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Paraburkholderia insulsa (Rusch et al. 2015) Dobritsa and Samadpour 2016.
Publication:
Madhaiyan M, Sriram S, Kiruba N, Saravanan VS. Genome-based Reclassification of Paraburkholderia insulsa as a Later Heterotypic Synonym of Paraburkholderia fungorum and Proposal of Paraburkholderia terrae subsp. terrae subsp. nov. and Paraburkholderia terrae subsp. steynii subsp. nov. Curr Microbiol 2022; 79:358. 🇮🇳
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⏰ According to Mullins and Mahenthiralingam (2021), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Burkholderia insulsa Rusch et al. 2015.
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 insulsa (Rusch et al. 2015) Dobritsa and Samadpour 2016.
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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🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list.
Publication:
Oren A, Göker M. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 38. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5923.
- 😷 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 18 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 fungorum 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.
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⏰ According to Madhaiyan et al. (2022), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Burkholderia insulsa Rusch et al. 2015.
Publication:
Madhaiyan M, Sriram S, Kiruba N, Saravanan VS. Genome-based Reclassification of Paraburkholderia insulsa as a Later Heterotypic Synonym of Paraburkholderia fungorum and Proposal of Paraburkholderia terrae subsp. terrae subsp. nov. and Paraburkholderia terrae subsp. steynii subsp. nov. Curr Microbiol 2022; 79:358.
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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