Species ***Paraburkholderia* *ultramafica***

Name: Paraburkholderia ultramafica (Guentas et al. 2019) Gao et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Burkholderia ultramafica Guentas et al. 2019

Etymology: ul.tra.ma’fi.ca. L. adv. ultra, beyond; N.L. fem. adj. mafica, for the term mafic which combines the first letters of ‘magnesium’ and ‘ferrum’ (iron); N.L. fem. adj. ultramafica, ultramafica referring to the fact that these bacteria were isolated from ultramafic soils

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pa-ra-burk-hol-DE-ri-a ul-tra-MA-fi-ka, feminine

Type strain: CIP 110886; LMG 28614; STM 10279

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16S rRNA gene: FR872407 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Gao ZH, Zhang QM, Lv YY, Wang YQ, Zhao BN, Qiu LH. Paraburkholderia acidiphila sp. nov., Paraburkholderia acidisoli sp. nov. and Burkholderia guangdongensis sp. nov., isolated from forest soil, and reclassification of Burkholderia ultramafica as Paraburkholderia ultramafica comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 71:0. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4812.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Burkholderia ultramafica Guentas et al. 2019	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

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 2 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 ultramafica Guentas et al. 2019. Publication: Guentas L, Gensous S, Cavaloc Y, Ducousso M, Amir H, De Georges de Ledenon B, Moulin L, Jourand P. Burkholderia novacaledonica sp. nov. and B. ultramafica sp. nov. isolated from roots of Costularia spp. pioneer plants of ultramafic soils in New Caledonia. Syst Appl Microbiol 2016; 39:151-159. 🇳🇨 Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 186. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:597-599.

Parent taxon: Paraburkholderia Sawana et al. 2015

Assigned by: Gao ZH, Zhang QM, Lv YY, Wang YQ, Zhao BN, Qiu LH. Paraburkholderia acidiphila sp. nov., Paraburkholderia acidisoli sp. nov. and Burkholderia guangdongensis sp. nov., isolated from forest soil, and reclassification of Burkholderia ultramafica as Paraburkholderia ultramafica comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 71:0. 🇨🇳

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Species Paraburkholderia ultramafica

Species ***Paraburkholderia* *ultramafica***