Genus Bradyrhizobium
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 40
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Bradyrhizobium Jordan 1982, gen. nov. (Type genus of the family ¤ Bradyrhizobiaceae Garrity et al. 2006).
Type species: ¤ Bradyrhizobium japonicum (Kirchner 1896) Jordan 1982.
Etymology: Gr. adj. bradys, slow; N.L. neut. n. Rhizobium, a bacterial generic name; N.L. neut. n. Bradyrhizobium, the slow (growing) Rhizobium.
Valid publication: JORDAN (D.C.) Transfer of Rhizobium japonicum Buchanan 1980 to Bradyrhizobium sp. nov., a genus of slow-growing, root nodule bacteria from leguminous plants. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1982, 32, 136-139.
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Note: According to Ramírez-Bahena et al. 2013, Bradyrhizobium Jordan 1982 is an earlier heterotypic synonym of ¤ Agromonas Ohta and Hattori 1985.
Reference: RAMÍREZ-BAHENA (M.H.), CHAHBOUNE (R.), PEIX (A.) and VELÁZQUEZ (E.): Reclassification of Agromonas oligotrophica into the genus Bradyrhizobium as Bradyrhizobium oligotrophicum comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 1013-1016.
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Bradyrhizobium americanum Ramirez-Bahena et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CMVU44=CECT 9096=LMG 29514.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KU991833.
Etymology: N/A.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: VALIDATION LIST no. 177. List of novel names and novel combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67 (2017), 3140-3143.
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Effective publication: RAMIREZ-BAHENA, M. H., FLORES-FELIX, J. D., CHAHBOUNE, R., TORO, M., VELAZQUEZ, E. and PEIX, A. 2016. Bradyrhizobium centrosemae (symbiovar centrosemae) sp. nov., Bradyrhizobium americanum (symbiovar phaseolarum) sp. nov., and a new symbiovar (tropici) of Bradyrhizobium viridifuturi establish symbiosis with Centrosema species native to America. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 39, 378-383.
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Bradyrhizobium arachidis Wang et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also StrainInfo.net) CCBAU 051107=CGMCC 1.12100=HAMBI 3281=LMG 26795.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HM107167.
Etymology: N/A.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: VALIDATION LIST no. 165. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65 (2015), 2777-2783.
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Effective publication: Wang, R., Chang, Y.L., Zheng, W.T., Zhang, D., Zhang, X.X., Sui, X.H., Wang, E.T., Hu, J.Q., Zhang, L.Y., Chen, W.X. 2013. Bradyrhizobium arachidis sp. nov., isolated from effective nodules of Arachis hypogaea grown in China. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 36, 101-105.
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Bradyrhizobium betae Rivas et al. 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) PL7HG1 = CECT 5829 = LMG 21987 = NBRC 103048.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY372184.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. betae, of Beta, a plant genus, because the organism was isolated from Beta vulgaris, sugar beet.
Valid publication: RIVAS (R.), WILLEMS (A.), PALOMO (J.L.), GARCÍA-BENAVIDES (P.), MATEOS (P.F.), MARTÍNEZ-MOLINA (E.), GILLIS (M.) and VELÁZQUEZ (E.): Bradyrhizobium betae sp. nov., isolated from roots of Beta vulgaris affected by tumour-like deformations. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1271-1275.
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Bradyrhizobium cajani Araujo et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AMBPC1010=LMG 29967=CECT 9227.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KY349447.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. cajani, of Cajanus, referring to the isolation source of the strain, nodules of Cajanus.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: ARAUJO, J., FLORES-FELIX, J. D., IGUAL, J. M., PEIX, A., GONZALEZ-ANDRES, F., DIAZ-ALCANTARA, C. A. and VELAZQUEZ, E. 2017. Bradyrhizobium cajani sp. nov., isolated from nodules of Cajanus cajan. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 2236-2241.
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Bradyrhizobium canariense Vinuesa et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) BTA-1 = ATCC BAA-1002 = CFNE 1008 = LMG 22265 = NBRC 103049.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ558025.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. canariense, pertaining to Canary Islands (Islas Canarias), where it is the dominant species nodulating endemic shrub legumes Papilionoideae: Genisteae.
Valid publication: VINUESA (P.), LEÓN-BARRIOS (M.), SILVA (C.), WILLEMS (A.), JARABO-LORENZO (A.), PÉREZ-GALDONA (R.), WERNER (D.) and MARTÍNEZ-ROMERO (E.): Bradyrhizobium canariense sp. nov., an acid-tolerant endosymbiont that nodulates endemic genistoid legumes (Papilionoideae: Genisteae) from the Canary Islands, along with Bradyrhizobium japonicum bv. genistearum, Bradyrhizobium genospecies alpha and Bradyrhizobium genospecies beta. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 569-575.
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Bradyrhizobium centrosematis corrig. Ramirez-Bahena et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) A9=CECT 9095=LMG 29515.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KC247115.
Etymology: N/A.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: VALIDATION LIST no. 177. List of novel names and novel combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67 (2017), 3140-3143.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: RAMIREZ-BAHENA, M. H., FLORES-FELIX, J. D., CHAHBOUNE, R., TORO, M., VELAZQUEZ, E. and PEIX, A. 2016. Bradyrhizobium centrosemae (symbiovar centrosemae) sp. nov., Bradyrhizobium americanum (symbiovar phaseolarum) sp. nov., and a new symbiovar (tropici) of Bradyrhizobium viridifuturi establish symbiosis with Centrosema species native to America. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 39, 378-383.
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Note: Name corrected on validation.
Bradyrhizobium cytisi Chahbourne et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CTAW11 = CECT 7749 = LMG 25866.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU561065.
Etymology: L. masc. cytisus, a kind of clover and also a scientific generic name (Cytisus); L. gen. n. cytisi, of a kind of clover, of Cytisus, referring to the isolation source of this micro-organism, nodules of Cytisus villosus.
Valid publication: CHAHBOUNE (R.), CARRO (L.), PEIX (A.), BARRIJAL (S.), VELÁZQUEZ (E.) and BEDMAR (E.J.): Bradyrhizobium cytisi sp. nov., isolated from effective nodules of Cytisus villosus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2922-2927.
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Bradyrhizobium daqingense Wang et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCBAU 15774 = CGMCC 1.10947 = HAMBI 3184 = LMG 26137.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HQ231274.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. daqingense, of or belonging to Daqing city in China, where these novel bradyrhizobia were isolated.
Valid publication: WANG (J.Y.), WANG (R.), ZHANG (Y.M.), LIU (H.C.), CHEN (W.F.), WANG (E.T.), SUI (X.H.) and W. X. CHEN (W.X.): Bradyrhizobium daqingense sp. nov., isolated from soybean nodules. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 616-624.
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Bradyrhizobium denitrificans (Hirsch and Müller 1986) van Berkum et al. 2011, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 43295= DSM 1113 = HAMBI 2266 = LMG 8443 = VKM B-2062.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X66025.
Basonym: ¤ Blastobacter denitrificans Hirsch and Müller 1986.
Etymology: N.L. part. adj. denitrificans, denitrifying.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 139. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 1011-1013.
Effective publication: VAN BERKUM (P.), LEIBOLD (J.M.) and EARDLY (B.D.): Proposal for combining Bradyrhizobium spp. (Aeschynomene indica) with Blastobacter denitrificans and to transfer Blastobacter denitrificans (Hirsh and Muller, 1985) to the genus Bradyrhizobium as Bradyrhizobium denitrificans (comb. nov., ). Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2006, 29, 207-215.
Validation List no. 139 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: In the paper by van Berkum et al. 2006, Blastobacter denitrificans Hirsch and Müller 1986 is erroneously cited as Blastobacter denitrificans Hirsch and Muller 1985.
Reference: ASSOCIATE EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 139 (footnote §). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 1011-1013.
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Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens Delamuta et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) USDA 110=IAM 13628=CCRC 13528=NRRL B-4361=NRRL B-4450=TAL 102=BCRC 13528=JCM 10833=TISTR 339=SEMIA 5032=3I1B110=ACCC 15034=CCT 4249=NBRC 14792=R-12974=CNPSo 46.
Sequence accession no. (complete genome) for the type strain: NC_004463.1.
Etymology: L. inseparable particle dis, twice, doubly; N.L. n. azotum, nitrogen; N.L. pref. diazo-, pertaining to dinitrogen; L. part. adj. efficiens, efficient; N.L. part. adj. diazoefficiens, dinitrogen efficient, referring to the efficiency in nitrogen fixation displayed by several strains of the species.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: DELAMUTA, J. R. M., RIBEIRO, R. A., ORMEÑO-ORRILLO, E., MELO, I. S., MARTÍNEZ-ROMERO, E. and HUNGRIA, M. 2013. Polyphasic evidence supporting the reclassification of Bradyrhizobium japonicum group Ia strains as Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens gen. nov., . Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63, 3342-3351.
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Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) USDA 76 = ATCC 49852= DSM 11554 = IFO (now NBRC) 14791 = LMG 6134.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: U35000.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. elkanii, of Elkan, named after G.H. Elkan.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 45. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, 43, 398-399.
Effective publication: KUYKENDALL (L.D.), SAXENA (B.), DEVINE (T.E.) and UDELL (S.E.): Genetic diversity in Bradyrhizobium japonicum Jordan 1982 and a proposal for Bradyrhizobium elkanii sp. nov. Can. J. Microbiol., 1992, 38, 501-505.
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Bradyrhizobium embrapense Delamuta et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CNPSo 2833=CIAT 2372=BR 2212=SEMIA 6208=U674=LMG 2987.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY904773.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. embrapense, arbitrary name formed from the acronym Embrapa (Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: DELAMUTA, J. R., RIBEIRO, R. A., ORMENO-ORRILLO, E., PARMA, M. M., MELO, I. S., MARTINEZ-ROMERO, E. and HUNGRIA, M. 2015. Bradyrhizobium tropiciagri sp. nov. and Bradyrhizobium embrapense sp. nov., nitrogen-fixing symbionts of tropical forage legumes. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 4424-4433.
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Bradyrhizobium erythrophlei Yao et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCBAU 53325=HAMBI 3614=CGMCC 1.13002=LMG 28425.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KF114645.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. erythrophlei, of the leguminous plant Erythrophleum, referring to the isolation source of the first strains.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: YAO, Y., SUI, X. H., ZHANG, X. X., WANG, E. T. and CHEN, W. X. 2015. Bradyrhizobium erythrophlei sp. nov. and Bradyrhizobium ferriligni sp. nov., isolated from effective nodules of Erythrophleum fordii. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 1831-1837.
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Bradyrhizobium ferriligni Yao et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCBAU 51502=HAMBI 3613=CGMCC 1.13001 .
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KJ818096.
Etymology: L. neut. n. ferrum, iron; L. neut. n. lignum, wood; N.L. gen. n. ferriligni, of ironwood, the common name of Erythrophleum fordii, referring to the isolation source of the first strains.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: YAO, Y., SUI, X. H., ZHANG, X. X., WANG, E. T. and CHEN, W. X. 2015. Bradyrhizobium erythrophlei sp. nov. and Bradyrhizobium ferriligni sp. nov., isolated from effective nodules of Erythrophleum fordii. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 1831-1837.
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Bradyrhizobium ganzhouense Lu et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) RITF806=CCBAU 101088=JCM 19881.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JQ796661.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. ganzhouense of or belonging to Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province, China.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: LU, J. K., DOU, Y. J., ZHU, Y. J., WANG, S. K., SUI, X. H. and KANG, L. H. 2014. Bradyrhizobium ganzhouense sp. nov., an effective symbiotic bacterium isolated from Acacia melanoxylon R. Br. nodules. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 1900-1905.
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Bradyrhizobium guangdongense Li et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCBAU 51649=CGMCC 1.15034=LMG 28620.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KC508867.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. guangdongense, originating from Guangdong Province of China, from where the strains were isolated.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: LI, Y. H., WANG, R., ZHANG, X. X., YOUNG, J. P., WANG, E. T., SUI, X. H. and CHEN, W. X. 2015. Bradyrhizobium guangdongense sp. nov. and Bradyrhizobium guangxiense sp. nov., isolated from effective nodules of peanut. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 4655-4661.
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Bradyrhizobium huanghuaihaiense Zhang et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCBAU 23303 = CGMCC 1.10948 = HAMBI 3180 = LMG 26136.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HQ231463.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. huanghuaihaiense, of or belonging to Huang-Huai-Hai Plain, China, referring to the fact that the first strains were isolated from root nodules of soybean grown on the Huang-Huai-Hai Plain.
Valid publication: ZHANG (Y.M.), LI (Y.J.), CHEN (W.F.), WANG (E.T.), SUI (X.H.), LI (Q.Q.), ZHANG (Y.Z.), ZHOU (Y.G.) and CHEN (W.X.): Bradyrhizobium huanghuaihaiense sp. nov., an effective symbiotic bacterium isolated from soybean (Glycine max L.) nodules. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 1951-1957.
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Bradyrhizobium icense Durán et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) LMTR 13=HAMBI 3584=CECT 8509=CNPSo 2583.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KF896156.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. icense, of or belonging to Ica, the geographical location in Peru where strains of this species were first isolated.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: DURÁN, D., REY, L., MAYO, J., ZÚÑIGA-DÁVILA, D., IMPERIAL, J., RUIZ-ARGÄESO, T. S., MARTÍNEZ-ROMERO, E. and ORMEÑO-ORRILLO, E. 2014. Bradyrhizobium paxllaeri sp. nov. and Bradyrhizobium icense sp. nov., nitrogen-fixing rhizobial symbionts of Lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus L.) in Peru. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 2072-2078.
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Bradyrhizobium ingae Da Silva et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) BR 10250=HAMBI 3600.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KF927043.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. ingae, of Inga, a botanical genus name, referring to the isolation of the first strains from root nodules of Inga laurina (Sw.) Willd..
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: DA SILVA, K., DE MEYER, S. E., ROUWS, L. F. M., FARIAS, E. N. C., DOS SANTOS, M. A. O., O’HARA, G., ARDLEY, J. K., WILLEMS, A., PITARD, R. M. and ZILLI, J. E. 2014. Bradyrhizobium ingae sp. nov., isolated from effective nodules of Inga laurina grown in Cerrado soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 3395-3401.
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Bradyrhizobium iriomotense Islam et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) EK05 = LMG 24129 = NBRC 102520.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB300992.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. iriomotense, of or belonging to Iriomote Island of Okinawa, the province in Japan where the bacterium was first isolated.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 132. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 469-472.
Effective publication: ISLAM (M.S.), KAWASAKI (H.), MURAMATSU (Y.), NAKAGAWA (Y.) and SEKI (T.): Bradyrhizobium iriomotense sp. nov., isolated from a tumor-like root of the legume Entada koshunensis from Iriomote Island in Japan. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem., 2008, 72, 1416-1429.
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Bradyrhizobium japonicum (Kirchner 1896) Jordan 1982, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 10324= CCUG 27876 = CIP 106093 = DSM 30131 = HAMBI 2314 = IFO (now NBRC) 14783 = JCM 20679 = LMG 6138 = NRRL B-4507 = NRRL L-241 = USDA 6 = VKM B-1967.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: U69638.
Basonym: ¤ Rhizobium japonicum (Kirchner 1896) Buchanan 1926 (Approved Lists 1980).
Other synonym: "Rhizobacterium japonicum" Kirchner 1896.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. japonicum, pertaining to Japan.
Valid publication: JORDAN (D.C.) Transfer of Rhizobium japonicum Buchanan 1980 to Bradyrhizobium sp. nov., a genus of slow-growing, root nodule bacteria from leguminous plants. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1982, 32, 136-139.
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Bradyrhizobium jicamae Ramírez-Bahena et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) PAC68 = CECT 7395 = LMG 24556.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY624134.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. jicamae, of the jicama, native American name for the legume Pachyrhizus.
Valid publication: RAMÍREZ-BAHENA (M.H.), PEIX (A.), RIVAS (R.), CAMACHO (M.), RODRÍGUEZ-NAVARRO (D.N.), MATEOS (P.F.), MARTÍNEZ-MOLINA (E.), WILLEMS (A.) and VELÁZQUEZ (E.): Bradyrhizobium pachyrhizi sp. nov. and Bradyrhizobium jicamae sp. nov., isolated from effective nodules of Pachyrhizus erosus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1929-1934.
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Bradyrhizobium kavangense Lasse Gronemeyer et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 14-3=DSM 100299=LMG 28790=NTCCM 0012 (Windhoek).
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KP899562.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. kavangense, pertaining to the Kavango region, referring to the origin of strains from the Kavango region of Namibia.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: LASSE GRONEMEYER, J., HUREK, T. and REINHOLD-HUREK, B. 2015. Bradyrhizobium kavangense sp. nov., a symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacterium from root nodules of traditional Namibian pulses. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 4886-4894.
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Bradyrhizobium lablabi Chang et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCBAU 23086 = HAMBI 3052 = LMG 25572.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GU433448.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. lablabi, of Lablab, referring to the fact that the bacterium was isolated from a root nodule of Lablab purpureus.
Valid publication: CHANG (Y.L.), WANG (J.Y.), WANG (E.T.), LIU (H.C.), SUI (X.H.) and CHEN (W.X.): Bradyrhizobium lablabi sp. nov., isolated from effective nodules of Lablab purpureus and Arachis hypogaea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2496-2502.
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Bradyrhizobium liaoningense Xu et al. 1995, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 2281 = ATCC 700350= CIP 104858 = NBRC 100396 = LMG 18230.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF208513.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. liaoningense, pertaining to Liaoning Province, a province in China where they originated.
Valid publication: XU (L.M.), GE (C.), CUI (Z.), LI (J.) and FAN (H.): Bradyrhizobium liaoningense sp. nov., isolated from the root nodules of soybeans. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1995, 45, 706-711.
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Bradyrhizobium lupini Peix et al. 2015, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) USDA 3051=CECT 8630=LMG 28514.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KM114861.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Basonym: ¤ Rhizobium lupini (Schroeter 1886) Eckhardt et al. 1931.
Etymology: L. n. lupinus, a lupin and also a botanical genus name; L. gen. n. lupini, of Lupinus, referring to the isolation source of the type strain, nodules of Lupinus.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: PEIX, A., RAMÍREZ-BAHENA, M. H., FLORES-FÉLIX, J. D., ALONSO DE LA VEGA, P., RIVAS, R., MATEOS, P. F., IGUAL, J. M., MARTÍNEZ-MOLINA, E., TRUJILLO, M. E. and VELÁZQUEZ, E. 2015. Revision of the taxonomic status of the species Rhizobium lupini and reclassification as Bradyrhizobium lupini comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 1213-1219.
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Bradyrhizobium manausense Silva et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) BR 3351=HAMBI 3596.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HQ641226.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. manausense, belonging to Manaus, the capital of Amazonas State, Brazil.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: SILVA, F. V., DE MEYER, S. E., SIMÕES-ARAÚJO, J. L., DA COSTA BARBÉ, T., XAVIER, G. R., O’HARA, G., ARDLEY, J. K., RUMJANEK, N. G., WILLEMS, A. and ZILLI, J. E. 2014. Bradyrhizobium manausense sp. nov., isolated from effective nodules of Vigna unguiculata grown in Brazilian Amazonian rainforest soils. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 2358-2363.
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Bradyrhizobium mercantei Helene et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SEMIA 6399=CNPSo 1165=BR 6010=U675=LMG 30031.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KX690621.
Whole-genome sequence accession no.: MKFI00000000.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. mercantei, of Mercante, named after Fábio Martins Mercante (1963–2016), an enthusiastic Brazilian microbiologist who made a remarkable contribution to biological nitrogen fixation technology.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: HELENE, L. C. F., DELAMUTA, J. R. M., RIBEIRO, R. A. and HUNGRIA, M. 2017. Bradyrhizobium mercantei sp. nov., a nitrogen-fixing symbiont isolated from nodules of Deguelia costata (syn. Lonchocarpus costatus). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 1827-1834.
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Bradyrhizobium namibiense Gronemeyer et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 5-10=LMG 28789=DSM 100300=NTCCM0017 (Windhoek).
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KX661401.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. namibiense, pertaining to Namibia, where this novel group was first detected.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: GRONEMEYER, J. L., BUNGER, W. and REINHOLD-HUREK, B. 2017. Bradyrhizobium namibiense sp. nov., a symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacterium from root nodules of Lablab purpureus, hyacinth bean, in Namibia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 4884-4891.
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Bradyrhizobium neotropicale Zilli et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) BR 10247=HAMBI 3599.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KF927051.
Etymology: Gr. adj. neos, new; N.L. adj. tropicalis (from L. masc. adj. tropicus, tropical), referring to the tropics; N.L. neut. adj. neotropicale, of the neotropics.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: ZILLI, J. E., BARAÚNA, A. C., DA SILVA, K., DE MEYER, S. E., FARIAS, E. N. C., KAMINSKI, P. E., DA COSTA, I. B., ARDLEY, J. K., WILLEMS, A., CAMACHO, N. N., DOURADO, F. D. S. and O’HARA, G. 2014. Bradyrhizobium neotropicale sp. nov., isolated from effective nodules of Centrolobium paraense. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 3950-3957.
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Bradyrhizobium oligotrophicum (Ohta and Hattori 1985) Ramírez-Bahena et al. 2013, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 43045= JCM 1494 = LMG 10732.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JQ619230.
Basonym: ¤ Agromonas oligotrophica Ohta and Hattori 1985.
Etymology: Gr. adj. oligos, little, small, few; N.L. neut. adj. trophicum (from Gr. neut. adj. trophikon), nursing, tending or feeding; N.L. neut. adj. oligotrophicum, oligotrophic, eating little nutrient.
Valid publication: RAMÍREZ-BAHENA (M.H.), CHAHBOUNE (R.), PEIX (A.) and VELÁZQUEZ (E.): Reclassification of Agromonas oligotrophica into the genus Bradyrhizobium as Bradyrhizobium oligotrophicum comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 1013-1016.
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Bradyrhizobium ottawaense Yu et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) OO99=LMG 26739=HAMBI 3284.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JN186270.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. ottawaense, of or belonging to Ottawa, Canada.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: YU, X., CLOUTIER, S., TAMBONG, J. T. and BROMFIELD, E. S. P. 2014. Bradyrhizobium ottawaense sp. nov., a symbiotic nitrogen fixing bacterium from root nodules of soybeans in Canada. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 3202-3207.
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Bradyrhizobium pachyrhizi Ramírez-Bahena et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) PAC48 = CECT 7396 = LMG 24246.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY624135.
Etymology: N.L. masc. n. Pachyrhizus, botanical name of a genus of legume; N.L. gen. n. pachyrhizi, of Pachyrhizus, referring to the isolation source of the first strains, nodules of Pachyrhizus erosus.
Valid publication: RAMÍREZ-BAHENA (M.H.), PEIX (A.), RIVAS (R.), CAMACHO (M.), RODRÍGUEZ-NAVARRO (D.N.), MATEOS (P.F.), MARTÍNEZ-MOLINA (E.), WILLEMS (A.) and VELÁZQUEZ (E.): Bradyrhizobium pachyrhizi sp. nov. and Bradyrhizobium jicamae sp. nov., isolated from effective nodules of Pachyrhizus erosus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1929-1934.
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Bradyrhizobium paxllaeri Durán et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) LMTR 21=DSM 18454=HAMBI 2911.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY923031.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. paxllaeri, of paxllaer, a word in the ancient Mochica language used to refer to Phaseolus lunatus and from which the word pallar, the actual common name used in Peru for this crop, is derived.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: DURÁN, D., REY, L., MAYO, J., ZÚÑIGA-DÁVILA, D., IMPERIAL, J., RUIZ-ARGÄESO, T. S., MARTÍNEZ-ROMERO, E. and ORMEÑO-ORRILLO, E. 2014. Bradyrhizobium paxllaeri sp. nov. and Bradyrhizobium icense sp. nov., nitrogen-fixing rhizobial symbionts of Lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus L.) in Peru. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 2072-2078.
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Bradyrhizobium retamae Guerrouj et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Ro19=LMG 27393=CECT 8261.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KC247085.
Etymology: -.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 159. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64 (2014), 2927-2929.
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Effective publication: GUERROUJ, K., RUIZ-DIEZ, B., CHAHBOUNE, R., RAMIREZ-BAHENA, M. H., ABDELMOUMEN, H., QUINONES, M. A., EL IDRISSI, M. M., VELAZQUEZ, E., FERNANDEZ-PASCUAL, M., BEDMAR, E. J. and PEIX, A. 2013. Definition of a novel symbiovar (sv. retamae) within Bradyrhizobium retamae sp. nov., nodulating Retama sphaerocarpa and Retama monosperma. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 36, 218-223
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Bradyrhizobium rifense Chahboune et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CTAW71=LMG 26781=CECT 8066.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU561074.
Etymology: -.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 159. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64 (2014), 2927-2929.
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Effective publication: CHAHBOUNE, R., CARRO, L., PEIX, A., RAMÍREZ-BAHENA, M. H., BARRIJAL, S., VELÁZQUEZ, E. and BEDMAR, E. J. 2012. Bradyrhizobium rifense sp. nov., isolated from effective nodules of Cytisus villosus grown in the Moroccan Rif. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 35, 302-305
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Bradyrhizobium shewense Aserse et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ERR11=HAMBI 3532=LMG 30162.
Sequence accession no. (whole genome shotgun sequencing project) for the type strain: FMAI01000000.
Whole-genome sequence accession no.: FMAI01000000.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. shewense, of Shewa, pertaining to Shewa, the region in Ethiopia, where the type strain was obtained.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: VALIDATION LIST no. 180. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68 (2018), 693-694.
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Effective publication: ASERSE, A. A., WOYKE, T., KYRPIDES, N. C., WHITMAN, W. B. and LINDSTROM, K. 2017. Draft genome sequences of Bradyrhizobium shewense sp. nov., ERR11T and Bradyrhizobium yuanmingense CCBAU 10071T. Stand. Genomic Sci., 74.
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Bradyrhizobium stylosanthis Delamuta et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) BR 446=CNPSo 2823=HAMBI 3668=H-8.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KU724142.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: SAMN04549886.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. stylosanthis, of Stylosanthes, a botanical genus name; referring to the isolation source of the strains, root nodules of the genus Stylosanthes.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: DELAMUTA, J. R., RIBEIRO, R. A., ARAUJO, J. L., ROUWS, L. F., ZILLI, J. E., PARMA, M. M., MELO, I. S. and HUNGRIA, M. 2016. Bradyrhizobium stylosanthis sp. nov., comprising nitrogen-fixing symbionts isolated from nodules of the tropical forage legume Stylosanthes spp. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 3078-3087.
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Bradyrhizobium subterraneum Gronemeyer et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 58 2-1=DSM 100298=LMG 28792=NTCCM0016 (Windhoek)].
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KP308152.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. subterraneum, from underground, referring to the fact that all strains were isolated from groundnut or peanut nodules.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: GRONEMEYER, J. L., CHIMWAMUROMBE, P. and REINHOLD-HUREK, B. 2015. Bradyrhizobium subterraneum sp. nov., a symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacterium from root nodules of groundnuts Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 3241-3247.
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Bradyrhizobium tropiciagri Delamuta et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CNPSo 1112=SMS 303=BR 1009=SEMIA 6148=LMG 28867.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY904753.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: L. adj. tropicus, tropical; L. masc. gen. n. agri, of a pasture; N.L. gen. n. tropiciagri, of a tropical pasture, named for its nitrogen-fixation capacity with an important tropical pasture legume.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: DELAMUTA, J. R., RIBEIRO, R. A., ORMENO-ORRILLO, E., PARMA, M. M., MELO, I. S., MARTINEZ-ROMERO, E. and HUNGRIA, M. 2015. Bradyrhizobium tropiciagri sp. nov. and Bradyrhizobium embrapense sp. nov., nitrogen-fixing symbionts of tropical forage legumes. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 4424-4433.
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Bradyrhizobium viridifuturi Helene et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SEMIA 690=CNPSo 991=C 100a=BR 1804=LMG 28866 .
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ025107.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: L. adj. viridis, green; L. neut. n. futurum, future; N.L. gen. n. viridifuturi, of a green future, referring to the future use of strains of this species for a green economy.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: HELENE, L. C., DELAMUTA, J. R., RIBEIRO, R. A., ORMENO-ORRILLO, E., ROGEL, M. A., MARTINEZ-ROMERO, E. and HUNGRIA, M. 2015. Bradyrhizobium viridifuturi sp. nov., encompassing nitrogen-fixing symbionts of legumes used for green manure and environmental services. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 4441-4448.
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Bradyrhizobium yuanmingense Yao et al. 2002, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCBAU 10071 = CFNEB 101 = CIP 108027 = NBRC 100594.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF193818.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. yuanmingense, pertaining to Yuanmingyuan; referring to the royal garden Yuanmingyuan in Beijing, China, from where the bacterium was isolated
Reference: YAO (Z.Y.), KAN (F.L.), WANG (E.T.), WEI (G.H.) and CHEN (W.X.): Characterization of rhizobia that nodulate legume species of the genus Lespedeza and description of Bradyrhizobium yuanmingense sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 2219-2230.
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Note: According to Rules 27(3) and 30, this name is not validly published, because the original publication makes reference to the deposit of the type strain in a single recognized culture collection. However, according to the Judicial Opinion 81, Bradyrhizobium yuanmingense Yao et al. 2002 is considered to be validly published, since deposit in a second culture collection in a different country has been documented.
References:
1 EUZÉBY (J.P.) and TINDALL (B.J.): Status of strains that contravene Rules 27(3) and 30 of the Bacteriological Code. Request for an Opinion. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 293-301.
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2 JUDICIAL COMMISSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON SYSTEMATICS OF PROKARYOTES: Status of strains that contravene Rules 27 (3) and 30 of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria. Opinion 81. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1755-1763.
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