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Genus Georhizobium
Name: Georhizobium Cao et al. 2020
Etymology: Ge.o.rhi.zo’bi.um. Gr. fem. n. gê, the Earth; N.L. neut. n. Rhizobium, a bacterial generic name; N.L. neut. n. Georhizobium, earth or soil Rhizobium
Gender, pronunciation: neuter (stem: Georhizobi-), ge-o-rhi-ZO-bi-um
Type species: Georhizobium profundi Cao et al. 2020
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Cao J, Wei Y, Lai Q, Wu Y, Deng J, Li J, Liu R, Wang L, Fang J. Georhizobium profundi gen. nov., sp. nov., a piezotolerant bacterium isolated from a deep-sea sediment sample of the New Britain Trench. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:373-379. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2167-2173.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.00575 (N = 17).
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: MCCC: 1; KCTC: 1.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Georhizobium profundi Cao et al. 2020 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Rhizobiaceae Conn 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Cao J, Wei Y, Lai Q, Wu Y, Deng J, Li J, Liu R, Wang L, Fang J. Georhizobium profundi gen. nov., sp. nov., a piezotolerant bacterium isolated from a deep-sea sediment sample of the New Britain Trench. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:373-379. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 4920
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