Cupriavidus

J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Genus Cupriavidus

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Number of species cited in this file: 13
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").

Cupriavidus Makkar and Casida 1987, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Cupriavidus necator Makkar and Casida 1987.
Etymology: L. n. cuprum, copper; L. adj. avidus, eager for, loving; N.L. masc. n. Cupriavidus, lover of copper.
Reference: MAKKAR (N.S.) and CASIDA Jr. (L.E.): Cupriavidus necator gen. nov., sp. nov.: a nonobligate bacterial predator of bacteria in soil. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1987, 37, 323-326.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: The gender assigned by Makkar and Casida 1987 was the neuter gender. However, the Latin adjective avidus is in the masculine gender and according to Rule 65(2) Cupriavidus must be in the masculine gender.
Reference: VANDAMME (P.) and COENYE (T.): Taxonomy of the genus Cupriavidus: a tale of lost and found. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 2285-2289.
Original article in IJSEM Online

---> Cupriavidus Makkar and Casida 1987 emend. Vandamme and Coenye 2004.
Type species: ¤ Cupriavidus necator Makkar and Casida 1987.
Etymology: L. n. cuprum, copper; L. adj. avidus, eager for, loving; N.L. masc. n. Cupriavidus, lover of copper.
Reference: VANDAMME (P.) and COENYE (T.): Taxonomy of the genus Cupriavidus: a tale of lost and found. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 2285-2289.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: According to Vandamme and Coenye 2004 Cupriavidus Makkar and Casida 1987 emend. Vandamme and Coenye 2004 is an earlier heterotypic synonym of the genus name ¤ Wautersia Vaneechoutte et al. 2004. In conformity with Rules 15, 17, 23a, 37a(1), and 42, all species of the genus Wautersia must be reclassified into Cupriavidus.
Reference: VANDAMME (P.) and COENYE (T.): Taxonomy of the genus Cupriavidus: a tale of lost and found. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 2285-2289.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Cupriavidus alkaliphilus Estrada-de Los Santos et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ASC-732 = CIP 110330 = LMG 26294.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: HQ438078.
Etymology: N.L. n. alkali, soda ash; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. adj. alkaliphilus, loving alkaline media.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 148. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2549-2554. [ESTRADA-DE LOS SANTOS (P.), MARTÍNEZ-AGUILAR (L.), LÓPEZ-LARA (I.M.) and CABALLERO-MELLADO (J.): Cupriavidus alkaliphilus sp. nov., a new species associated with agricultural plants that grow in alkaline soils. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2012, 35, 310-314.]
Validation List N° 148 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Cupriavidus basilensis (Steinle et al. 1999) Vandamme and Coenye 2004, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain RK1 = DSM 11853 = LMG 18990 = LMG 19474.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF312022.
Basonym: ¤ Ralstonia basilensis Steinle et al. 1999.
Other synonym: ¤ Wautersia basilensis (Steinle et al. 1999) Vaneechoutte et al. 2004.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj.basilensis pertaining to Basilea, the Roman name of Basel, Switzerland, where the strain was isolated.
Reference: VANDAMME (P.) and COENYE (T.): Taxonomy of the genus Cupriavidus: a tale of lost and found. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 2285-2289.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Cupriavidus campinensis (Goris et al. 2001) Vandamme and Coenye 2004, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain WS2 = CCUG 44526 = CIP 107177 = LMG 19282.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF312020.
Basonym: ¤ Ralstonia campinensis Goris et al. 2001.
Other synonym: ¤ Wautersia campinensis (Goris et al. 2001) Vaneechoutte et al. 2004.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. campinensis, of the Kempen or Campine, the geographical region of north-east Belgium where the strains were originally isolated.
Reference: VANDAMME (P.) and COENYE (T.): Taxonomy of the genus Cupriavidus: a tale of lost and found. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 2285-2289.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Cupriavidus gilardii (Coenye et al. 1999) Vandamme and Coenye 2004, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Gilardi 4325 = API 141-2-84 = ATCC 700815 = CCUG 38401 = CIP 105966 = JCM 11283 = LMG 5886.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF076645.
Basonym: ¤ Ralstonia gilardii Coenye et al. 1999.
Other synonym: ¤ Wautersia gilardii (Coenye et al. 1999) Vaneechoutte et al. 2004.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. gilardii, in honour of G. L. Gilardi, an American microbiologist.
Reference: VANDAMME (P.) and COENYE (T.): Taxonomy of the genus Cupriavidus: a tale of lost and found. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 2285-2289.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Cupriavidus laharis Sato et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 1263a = CIP 108726 = PNCM 10347.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB054961.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. laharis, of a lahar, a volcanic mudflow.
Reference: SATO (Y.), NISHIHARA (H.), YOSHIDA (M.), WATANABE (M.), RONDAL (J.D.), CONCEPCION (R.N.) and OHTA (H.): Cupriavidus pinatubonensis sp. nov. and Cupriavidus laharis sp. nov., novel hydrogen-oxidizing, facultatively chemolithotrophic bacteria isolated from volcanic mudflow deposits from Mt. Pinatubo in the Philippines. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 973-978.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Cupriavidus metallidurans (Goris et al. 2001) Vandamme and Coenye 2004, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CH 34 = ATCC 43123 = CCUG 13724 = CCUG 38400 = CIP 107179 = DSM 2839 = JCM 21315 = LMG 1195 = NBRC 102507.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: D87999.
Basonym: ¤ Ralstonia metallidurans Goris et al. 2001.
Other synonym: ¤ Wautersia metallidurans (Goris et al. 2001) Vaneechoutte et al. 2004.
Etymology: L. n. metallum, metal; L. part. adj. durans, enduring; N.L. part. adj. metallidurans, enduring metal, from the fact that these strains are able to survive high heavy-metal concentrations.
Reference: VANDAMME (P.) and COENYE (T.): Taxonomy of the genus Cupriavidus: a tale of lost and found. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 2285-2289.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Cupriavidus necator Makkar and Casida 1987, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain N-1 = ATCC 43291 = CCUG 52238 = CIP 103161 = DSM 13513 = LMG 8453.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF191737, CP002877 (chromosome 1, complete genome), CP002878 (chromosome 2, complete genome).
Etymology: L. n. necator, murderer, slayer.
Reference: MAKKAR (N.S.) and CASIDA Jr. (L.E.): Cupriavidus necator gen. nov., sp. nov.: a nonobligate bacterial predator of bacteria in soil. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1987, 37, 323-326.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: According to Vandamme and Coenye 2004 Cupriavidus necator is an earlier heterotypic synonym of ¤ Wautersia eutropha (basonym ¤ Alcaligenes eutrophus Davis 1969 (Approved Lists 1980); other synonym ¤ Ralstonia eutropha (Davis 1969) Yabuuchi et al. 1996).
Reference: VANDAMME (P.) and COENYE (T.): Taxonomy of the genus Cupriavidus: a tale of lost and found. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 2285-2289.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Cupriavidus numazuensis (Kageyama et al. 2005) Martínez-Aguilar et al. 2013, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain TE26 = CIP 108892 = DSM 15562 = LMG 26411 = NBRC 100056.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB104447.
Basonym: ¤ Wautersia numazuensis corrig. Kageyama et al. 2005.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. numazuensis, pertaining to Numazu, of Numazu in Shizuoka Prefecture, where the type strain was isolated.
Reference: MARTÍNEZ-AGUILAR (L.), CABALLERO-MELLADO (J.) and ESTRADA-DE LOS SANTOS (P.): Transfer of Wautersia numazuensis to the genus Cupriavidus as Cupriavidus numazuensis comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 208-211.
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Cupriavidus oxalaticus (Sahin et al. 2000) Vandamme and Coenye 2004, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Ox1 = ATCC 11883 = CCUG 2086 = DSM 1105 = JCM 11285 = LMG 2235 = NBRC 13593 = NCIMB 8642.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF155567.
Basonym: ¤ Ralstonia oxalatica (ex Khambata and Bhat 1953) Sahin et al. 2000.
Other synonyms: ¤ Wautersia oxalatica (Sahin et al. 2000) Vaneechoutte et al. 2004, "Pseudomonas oxalaticus" Khambata and Bhat 1953.
Etymology: N.L. n. oxalatum, oxalate; L. masc. suff. -icus, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. masc. adj. oxalaticus, pertaining to oxalate.
Reference: VANDAMME (P.) and COENYE (T.): Taxonomy of the genus Cupriavidus: a tale of lost and found. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 2285-2289.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Cupriavidus pampae Cuadrado et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CPDB6 = CCM-A-29:1289 = CCUG 55948.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: FN430567.
Etymology: N.L. n. pampa (from Quechuan noun pampa), pampa; N.L. gen. n. pampae, of pampa, the grassland plains of temperate South America, especially Argentina, where the soil samples were obtained from which the type strain of the species was isolated.
Reference: CUADRADO (V.), GOMILA (M.), MERINI (L.), GIULIETTI (A.M.) and MOORE (E.R.B.): Cupriavidus pampae sp. nov., a novel herbicide-degrading bacterium isolated from agricultural soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2606-2612.
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Cupriavidus pauculus (Vandamme et al. 1999) Vandamme and Coenye 2004, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 700817 = CCUG 12507 = CDC E6793 = CIP 105943 = JCM 11286 = LMG 3244.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF085226.
Basonym: ¤ Ralstonia paucula Vandamme et al. 1999.
Other synonym: ¤ Wautersia paucula (Vandamme et al. 1999) Vaneechoutte et al. 2004.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. pauculus, rare, very few, to indicate that these strains only cause human infections sporadically.
Reference: VANDAMME (P.) and COENYE (T.): Taxonomy of the genus Cupriavidus: a tale of lost and found. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 2285-2289.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Cupriavidus pinatubonensis Sato et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 1245 = CIP 108725 = PNCM 10346.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB121221.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. pinatubonensis, pertaining to Mt. Pinatubo, the volcano on Luzon Island, the Philippines, from which first strains were isolated.
Reference: SATO (Y.), NISHIHARA (H.), YOSHIDA (M.), WATANABE (M.), RONDAL (J.D.), CONCEPCION (R.N.) and OHTA (H.): Cupriavidus pinatubonensis sp. nov. and Cupriavidus laharis sp. nov., novel hydrogen-oxidizing, facultatively chemolithotrophic bacteria isolated from volcanic mudflow deposits from Mt. Pinatubo in the Philippines. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 973-978.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Cupriavidus respiraculi (Coenye et al. 2003) Vandamme and Coenye 2004, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain AU3313 = CCUG 46809 = LMG 21510.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF500583.
Basonym: ¤ Ralstonia respiraculi Coenye et al. 2003.
Other synonym: ¤ Wautersia respiraculi (Coenye et al. 2003) Vaneechoutte et al. 2004.
Etymology: L. n. respiraculum, breathing, respiration; L. gen. n. respiraculi, of the respiratory system.
Reference: VANDAMME (P.) and COENYE (T.): Taxonomy of the genus Cupriavidus: a tale of lost and found. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 2285-2289.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Cupriavidus taiwanensis (Chen et al. 2001) Vandamme and Coenye 2004, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain R1 = CCUG 44338 = CIP 107171 = LMG 19424.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF300324.
Basonym: ¤ Ralstonia taiwanensis Chen et al. 2001.
Other synonym: ¤ Wautersia taiwanensis (Chen et al. 2001) Vaneechoutte et al. 2004.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. taiwanensis, referring to Taiwan, where the root nodule strains were isolated.
Reference: VANDAMME (P.) and COENYE (T.): Taxonomy of the genus Cupriavidus: a tale of lost and found. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 2285-2289.
Original article in IJSEM Online