Name: Bradyrhizobium elkanii Kuykendall et al. 1993
Etymology: el.kan’i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. elkanii, of Elkan, named after G.H. Elkan
Type strain: ATCC 49852; DSM 11554; IFO 14791; LMG 6134; NBRC 14791; USDA 76
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16S rRNA gene: AB509378 Analyse FASTA
Effective publication: Kuykendall LD, Saxena B, Devine TE, Udell SE. Genetic diversity in Bradyrhizobium japonicum Jordan 1982 and a proposal for Bradyrhizobium elkanii sp. nov. Can. J. Microbiol. 1992; 38:501-505.
IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 45. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:398-399.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Bradyrhizobium Jordan 1982
Assigned by: Kuykendall LD, Saxena B, Devine TE, Udell SE. 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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Record number: 774163