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: L. masc./fem. adj. basilensis, pertaining to Basilea, the Roman name of Basel, Switzerland, where the strain was isolated

Gender: feminine

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

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ002302 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

Taxonomic status: synonym

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

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

• Notes:
  • 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.

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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