Name: Ralstonia respiraculi Coenye et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: re.spi.ra’cu.li. L. neut. n. respiraculum, breathing, respiration; L. gen. neut. n. respiraculi, of breathing, of the respiratory system

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ral-STO-ni-a re-spi-RA-ku-li, feminine

Type strain: AU3313; CCUG 46809; DSM 17358; LMG 21510

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF500583 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Coenye T, Vandamme P, LiPuma JJ. Ralstonia respiraculi sp. nov., isolated from the respiratory tract of cystic fibrosis patients. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1339-1342. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:3-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Cupriavidus respiraculi (Coenye et al. 2003) Vandamme and Coenye 2004

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Wautersia respiraculi (Coenye et al. 2003) Vaneechoutte et al. 2004	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Cupriavidus respiraculi (Coenye et al. 2003) Vandamme and Coenye 2004	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Ralstonia respiraculi is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Ralstonia.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of the species itself.
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧

Parent taxon: Ralstonia Yabuuchi et al. 1996

Assigned by: Coenye T, Vandamme P, LiPuma JJ. Ralstonia respiraculi sp. nov., isolated from the respiratory tract of cystic fibrosis patients. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1339-1342. 🇧🇪

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