Genus Neorhizobium
Name: Neorhizobium Mousavi et al. 2015
Etymology: Ne.o.rhi.zo’bi.um Gr. adj. Neo, new; N.L. neut. n. Rhizobium, a bacterial generic name; N.L. neut. n. Neorhizobium, the new Rhizobium, to refer to the fact that it is a new group of Rhizobium
Type species: Neorhizobium galegae (Lindström 1989) Mousavi et al. 2015
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication:
Mousavi SA, Osterman J, Wahlberg N, Nesme X, Lavire C, Vial L, Paulin L, de Lajudie P, Lindstrom K. Phylogeny of the Rhizobium-Allorhizobium-Agrobacterium clade supports the delineation of Neorhizobium gen. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2014; 37:208-215. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 161. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1-4.
Nomenclatural status: validly published
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Rhizobium Frank 1889 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Lindström K. Rhizobium galegae, a new species of legume root nodule bacteria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:365-367.
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This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP.
Publication:
de Lajudie PM, Young JPW. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of rhizobia and agrobacteria Minutes of the closed meeting, Granada, 4 September 2017. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3363-3368.
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This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP.
Publication:
de Lajudie P, Young JPW. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the Taxonomy of Rhizobia and Agrobacteria Minutes of the meeting by video conference, 11 July 2018. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1835-1840.
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This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP.
Publication:
de Lajudie PM, Young JPW. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee for the Taxonomy of Rhizobium and Agrobacterium Minutes of the meeting, Budapest, 25 August 2016. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2485-2494.
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The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Rhizobium Frank 1889 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Lindström K. Rhizobium galegae, a new species of legume root nodule bacteria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:365-367.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 5
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 5
Total number of child taxa: 6
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Neorhizobium alkalisoli (Lu et al. 2009) Mousavi et al. 2015 validly published correct name Neorhizobium galegae (Lindström 1989) Mousavi et al. 2015 validly published correct name Neorhizobium huautlense (Wang et al. 1998) Mousavi et al. 2015 validly published correct name "Neorhizobium lilium" Liu et al. 2020 not validly published Neorhizobium tomejilense Soenens et al. 2020 validly published correct name Neorhizobium vignae (Ren et al. 2011) Hördt et al. 2020 validly published correct name
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Parent taxon: Rhizobiaceae Conn 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Mousavi SA, Osterman J, Wahlberg N, Nesme X, Lavire C, Vial L, Paulin L, de Lajudie P, Lindstrom K. Phylogeny of the Rhizobium-Allorhizobium-Agrobacterium clade supports the delineation of Neorhizobium gen. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2014; 37:208-215.
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