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Species Agrobacterium skierniewicense
Name: Agrobacterium skierniewicense (Puławska et al. 2012) Mousavi et al. 2016
Basonym: Rhizobium skierniewicense Puławska et al. 2012
Etymology: skier.nie.wi.cen’se. N.L. neut. adj. skierniewicense, of or belonging to Skierniewice, the town in Poland where the type strain was isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … skier-nie-wi-KEN-se, neuter
Type strain: CFBP 7420; Ch11; DSM 26438; HAMBI 3460; LMG 26191
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
HQ823551
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Mousavi SA, Willems A, Nesme X, de Lajudie P, Lindstrom K. Revised phylogeny of Rhizobiaceae: proposal of the delineation of Pararhizobium gen. nov., and 13 new species combinations. Syst Appl Microbiol 2015; 38:84-90. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 172. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4299-4305.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Rhizobium skierniewicense Puławska et al. 2012 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.07547 (N = 15).
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "p". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.
Parent taxon: Agrobacterium Conn 1942 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Mousavi SA, Willems A, Nesme X, de Lajudie P, Lindstrom K. Revised phylogeny of Rhizobiaceae: proposal of the delineation of Pararhizobium gen. nov., and 13 new species combinations. Syst Appl Microbiol 2015; 38:84-90. 🇫🇮
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Record number: 794719
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