Name: Wautersia basilensis (Steinle et al. 1999) Vaneechoutte et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Ralstonia basilensis Steinle et al. 1999

Etymology: ba.si.len’sis. L. fem. adj. basilensis, pertaining to Basilea, the Roman name of Basel, Switzerland, where the strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: wa͡u-TER-si-a ba-si-LEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 11853; LMG 18990; LMG 19474; RK1

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF312022 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Vaneechoutte M, Kampfer P, De Baere T, Falsen E, Verschraegen G. Wautersia gen. nov., a novel genus accommodating the phylogenetic lineage including Ralstonia eutropha and related species, and proposal of Ralstonia [Pseudomonas] syzygii (Roberts et al. 1990) comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:317-327. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1007-1009.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Cupriavidus basilensis (Steinle et al. 1999) Vandamme and Coenye 2004

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Cupriavidus basilensis (Steinle et al. 1999) Vandamme and Coenye 2004	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Ralstonia basilensis Steinle et al. 1999	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Wautersia basilensis 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 Wautersia.
  • 😷 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 0 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 risk group of the genus.
  • 🧍 The specific epithet is a N.L. fem. adj., not a L. fem. adj. as cited in the paper by Vaneechoutte et al. 2004. — In the paper by Vaneechoutte et al. 2004, the basonym is erroneously cited as Ralstonia basilensis Steinle et al. 1998. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷

Parent taxon: Wautersia Vaneechoutte et al. 2004

Assigned by: Vaneechoutte M, Kampfer P, De Baere T, Falsen E, Verschraegen G. Wautersia gen. nov., a novel genus accommodating the phylogenetic lineage including Ralstonia eutropha and related species, and proposal of Ralstonia [Pseudomonas] syzygii (Roberts et al. 1990) comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:317-327. 🇧🇪

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