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Species Paraburkholderia steynii
Name: Paraburkholderia steynii Beukes et al. 2020
Etymology: stey’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. steynii, of Steyn, in honour of Professor Pieter Lodewikus Steyn (1936-), who initiated the research on indigenous nitrogen-fixing bacteria at the University of Pretoria
Pronunciation, gender: STEY-ni-i, feminine
Type strain: HC1.1ba; LMG 28730; SARCC 696
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
HF674712
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Beukes CW, Steenkamp ET, van Zyl E, Avontuur J, Chan WY, Hassen AI, Palmer M, Mthombeni LS, Phalane FL, Sereme TK, et al. Paraburkholderia strydomiana sp. nov. and Paraburkholderia steynii sp. nov.: rhizobial symbionts of the fynbos legume Hypocalyptus sophoroides. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2019; 112:1369-1385. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 191. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1-5.
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 terrae subsp. steynii" (Beukes et al. 2020) Madhaiyan et al. 2022 homotypic synonym, not validly published, distinct rank
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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.
Parent taxon: Paraburkholderia Sawana et al. 2015
Assigned by:
Beukes CW, Steenkamp ET, van Zyl E, Avontuur J, Chan WY, Hassen AI, Palmer M, Mthombeni LS, Phalane FL, Sereme TK, et al. Paraburkholderia strydomiana sp. nov. and Paraburkholderia steynii sp. nov.: rhizobial symbionts of the fynbos legume Hypocalyptus sophoroides. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2019; 112:1369-1385.
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Record number: 5467
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