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Species Paraburkholderia oxyphila

Name: Paraburkholderia oxyphila (Otsuka et al. 2011) Sawana et al. 2015

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Burkholderia oxyphila Otsuka et al. 2011

Etymology: o.xy’phi.la. N.L. fem. adj. suff. -phila, loving; N.L. fem. adj. oxyphila, loving an acidic habitat

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pa-ra-burk-hol-DE-ri-a o-XY-phi-la, feminine

Type strain: DSM 22550; NBRC 105797; OX-01

16S rRNA gene: AB488692 Analysetree FASTA download

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)

Risk group: 1

  • 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 7 times 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 oxyphila Otsuka et al. 2011. Publication: Otsuka Y, Muramatsu Y, Nakagawa Y, Matsuda M, Nakamura M, Murata H. Burkholderia oxyphila sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from acidic forest soil that catabolizes (+)-catechin and its putative aromatic derivatives. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:249-254. 🇯🇵 Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1014-1015.

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: 793034