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Species Ralstonia thomasii
Name: Ralstonia thomasii Steyaert et al. 2024
Etymology: tho.ma’si.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. thomasii, from Thomas, referring to the Saint Thomas Hospital (London, UK) where an outbreak caused by these bacteria was reported
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … tho-MA-si-i, feminine
Type strain: CCUG 38763; LMG 18095
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
OY696106
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FASTA
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. 
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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)
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 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 0 times in PubMed until 2025-10-14.
- 🙆 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 the species itself.
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: 48044
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