 Investigating phenotype, lipid composition, fatty acid composition and 16S rRNA analysis, "A. eutropha" was found to belong to the genus "Ralstonia" and named "Ralstonia eutropha".Upon further study of the genus, "Ralstonia" was found to comprise two phenotypically distinct clusters.The new genus "Wautersia" was created from one of these clusters which included "R. eutropha".