Cupriavidus

Cupriavidus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Betaproteobacteria
Order: Burkholderiales
Family: Burkholderiaceae
Genus: Cupriavidus
Makkar and Casida 1987
Species

C. alkaliphilus
C. basilensis
C. campinensis
C. gilardii
C. laharis
C. metallidurans
C. numazuensis
C. oxalaticus
C. pampae
C. pauculus
C. pinatubonensis
C. respiraculi
C. taiwanensis

Cupriavidus is a genus of bacteria that includes the former genus Wautersia.[1] They are characterized as Gram-negative, motile, rod-shaped organisms with oxidative metabolism. They possess peritrichous flagella, are obligate aerobic organisms, and are chemoorganotrophic or chemolithotrophic. Resistance to metals (including copper) has been described. These organisms have been found in both soil and in clinical isolates.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Wautersia entry in LPSN [Euzéby, J.P. (1997). "List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet". Int J Syst Bacteriol. 47 (2): 590–2. ISSN 0020-7713. PMID 9103655. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590.]
  2. ↑ Vandamme, P; Coenye T. (Nov 2004). "Taxonomy of the genus Cupriavidus: a tale of lost and found". Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 54: 2285–9. PMID 15545472. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.63247-0.
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