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Species "Agrobacterium fabrum"
Name: "Agrobacterium fabrum" Lassalle et al. 2011
Etymology: fa’brum. L. gen. masc. pl. n. fabrum, smith, in reference to the use of C58 to construct genetically modified plants, while also honoring the pioneer isolator of Agrobacterium (Smith) as well as other scientists with a Faber-related name in different languages, for example, Smith, Schmidt, Smet, Faivre, Farrand, Faure, Herrera, etc., who studied various aspects of Agrobacterium biology
Pronunciation, gender: FA-brum, neuter
Nomenclatural type: ATCC 33970; C58; CIP 104333
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AE007869
Analyse
FASTA
Original publication:
Lassalle F, Campillo T, Vial L, Baude J, Costechareyre D, Chapulliot D, Shams M, Abrouk D, Lavire C, Oger-Desfeux C, et al. Genomic species are ecological species as revealed by comparative genomics in Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Genome Biol Evol 2011; 3:762-781. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
Parent taxon: Agrobacterium Conn 1942 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Lassalle F, Campillo T, Vial L, Baude J, Costechareyre D, Chapulliot D, Shams M, Abrouk D, Lavire C, Oger-Desfeux C, et al. Genomic species are ecological species as revealed by comparative genomics in Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Genome Biol Evol 2011; 3:762-781.
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Record number: 800895
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