
Name DOI	10.1601/nm.1733
Name	Alcaligenes paradoxus Davis et al. 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)
Name Status	Validly Published
Current Authority	Davis et al. 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)
Preferred Name	Variovorax paradoxus
Taxonomic Rank	species
Nomenclatural Type (designated strain)	Refer to the type exemplar.

Taxonomy	10.1601/tx.1733
Type Strain representative organism	LMG 1797t1^T (=CIP 103459 =DSM 66 =VKM B-1329 =LMG 1797 =CCUG 1777 =ATCC 17713 =JCM 20895 =DSM 30034 =LMG 1797t2 =IAM 12373 =NBRC 15149 =JCM 20526)


Proper Form	Alcaligenes paradoxus Davis et al. 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)
Nomenclatural History	The species Alcaligenes paradoxus was originally described by Davis et al. 1969. This name appeared on the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names 1980. In 1991, Willems et al. established Alcaligenes paradoxus as the basonym of Variovorax paradoxus (Davis et al. 1969) Willems et al. 1991 .

Citation	When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier. Name Abstract for Alcaligenes paradoxus Davis et al. 1969 (Approved Lists 1980).April 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.1733.
Source File	10.1601/nm.1733.xml

References

Davis DH, Doudoroff M, Stanier RY, Mandel M. Proposal to reject the genus Hydrogenomonas. Taxonomic implications. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1969; 19:375-390. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-19-4-375.
Willems A, De Ley J, Gillis M, Kersters K. Comamonadaceae, a new family encompassing the acidovorans rRNA complex, including Variovorax paradoxus gen. nov., comb. nov., for Alcaligenes paradoxus (Davis 1969). Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:445-450. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-41-3-445.
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-30-1-225.