Name: Wautersia numazuensis corrig. Kageyama et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: nu.ma.zu.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. numazuensis, pertaining to Numazu, of Numazu in Shizuoka Prefecture, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: nu-ma-zu-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: CIP 108892; DSM 15562; LMG 26411; NBRC 100056; TE26

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB104447 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kageyama C, Ohta T, Hiraoka K, Suzuki M, Okamoto T, Ohishi K. Chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbon-induced degradation of trichloroethylene in Wautersia numadzuensis sp. nov. Arch Microbiol 2005; 183:56-65.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 104. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1395-1397.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Cupriavidus numazuensis (Kageyama et al. 2005) Martínez-Aguilar et al. 2013

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Cupriavidus numazuensis (Kageyama et al. 2005) Martínez-Aguilar et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Wautersia numadzuensis Kageyama et al. 2005	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • ❗ Wautersia numazuensis 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 2023-10-29. 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 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 original spelling of the specific epithet, numadzuensis (sic), has been corrected on validation. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 104. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1395-1397.

Parent taxon: Wautersia Vaneechoutte et al. 2004

Assigned by: Kageyama C, Ohta T, Hiraoka K, Suzuki M, Okamoto T, Ohishi K. Chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbon-induced degradation of trichloroethylene in Wautersia numadzuensis sp. nov. Arch Microbiol 2005; 183:56-65.

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Record number: 783083