Name: Ralstonia flatus Steyaert et al. 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fla’tus. L. gen. masc. n. flatus, from a breath

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ral-STO-ni-a FLA-tus, feminine

Type strain: CCUG 77161; LMG 32965

16S rRNA gene: OY696111 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Steyaert S, Peeters C, Wieme AD, Muyldermans A, Vandoorslaer K, et al. Novel Ralstonia species from human infections: improved matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time- of- flight mass spectrometry-based identification and analysis of antimicrobial resistance patterns. Microbiol Spec 2024; 12:e0402123. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 219. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6452.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Parent taxon: Ralstonia Yabuuchi et al. 1996

Assigned by: Steyaert S, Peeters C, Wieme AD, Muyldermans A, Vandoorslaer K, et al. Novel Ralstonia species from human infections: improved matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time- of- flight mass spectrometry-based identification and analysis of antimicrobial resistance patterns. Microbiol Spec 2024; 12:e0402123. 🇧🇪

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Record number: 48041

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