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
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)
homotypic synonym, not validly published, distinct rank
Notes:
🎓 Name mentioned 3 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 pathogenicity of other species in the genus.