Cupriavidus

Cultures of Cupriavidus necator

Cupriavidus is a bacterial genus of the family of Burkholderiaceae.

It includes short, rod-shaped, Gram-negative, chemoorganoheterotrophe bacteria with 2 - move 10 peritrichous flagella. You possess catalase, oxidase, and nitrate reductase. They are found in soil and can dissolve other bacteria there. It is characterized by a high degree of resistance to copper ions.

The genus includes the former genus Wautersia as well as former members of the genera Alcaligenes and Ralstonia. Of particular interest is the type species Cupriavidus necator, which serves inter alia for the production of biopolymer.

Species

  • Cupriavidus alkaliphilus Estrada -de Los Santos et al. 2012
  • Cupriavidus basilensis ( Steinle et al. 1999) Vandamme & Coenye 2004
  • Cupriavidus campinensis ( Goris et al. 2001) Vandamme & Coenye 2004
  • Cupriavidus gilardii ( Coenye et al. 1999) Vandamme & Coenye 2004
  • Cupriavidus laharis Sato et al. 2006
  • Cupriavidus metallidurans ( Goris et al. 2001) Vandamme & Coenye 2004
  • Cupriavidus necator Makkar and Casida 1987
  • Cupriavidus oxalaticus ( Sahin et al. 2000) Vandamme & Coenye 2004
  • Pauculus Cupriavidus ( Vandamme et al. 1999) Vandamme & Coenye 2004
  • Cupriavidus pinatubonensis Sato et al. 2006
  • Cupriavidus respiraculi ( Coenye et al. 2003) Vandamme & Coenye 2004
  • Cupriavidus taiwanensis (Chen et al. 2001) Vandamme & Coenye 2004
Proteobacteria Betaproteobacteria Burkholderiales
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