Cupriavidus metallidurans

Cupriavidus metallidurans
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Betaproteobacteria
Order: Burkholderiales
Family: Burkholderiaceae
Genus: Cupriavidus
Species:
C. metallidurans
Binomial name
Cupriavidus metallidurans
(Goris et al. 2001) Vandamme and Coenye 2004
Type strain
ATCC 43123, aka CH34
Synonyms
  • Ralstonia metallidurans Goris et al. 2001
  • Wautersia metallidurans (Goris et al. 2001) Vaneechoutte et al. 2004

(Not distinguished from Ralstonia eutropha until 2001.)

Cupriavidus metallidurans is a non-spore-forming, Gram-negative bacterium which is adapted to survive several forms of heavy metal stress.

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