Species Wautersia paucula

Name: Wautersia paucula (Vandamme et al. 1999) Vaneechoutte et al. 2004

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Ralstonia paucula Vandamme et al. 1999

Etymology: pau’cu.la. L. fem. adj. paucula, rare, very few, to indicate that these strains only cause human infections sporadically

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: wa͡u-TER-si-a PA͡U-ku-la, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 700817; CCUG 12507; CDC E6793; CIP 105943; DSM 17313; JCM 11286; LMG 3244

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU024165 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 pauculus (Vandamme et al. 1999) Vandamme and Coenye 2004

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

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

• Notes:
  • ❗ Wautersia paucula 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 Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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 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 species itself.

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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