Name: Agrobacterium tomkonis Singh et al. 2022
Etymology: tom.ko’ni.s. N.L. gen. masc. n. tomkonis, referring to David Tomko, a well-known NASA Space Biology scientist who advanced space research in the United States
Type strain: IIF1SW-B1; LMG 32164; NRRL B-65602
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Effective publication: Singh NK, Lavire C, Nesme J, Vial L, Nesme X, Mason CE, Lassalle F, Venkateswaran K. Comparative Genomics of Novel Agrobacterium G3 Strains Isolated From the International Space Station and Description of Agrobacterium tomkonis sp. nov. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:765943.
IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 204. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5260.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Agrobacterium Conn 1942 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Singh NK, Lavire C, Nesme J, Vial L, Nesme X, Mason CE, Lassalle F, Venkateswaran K. Comparative Genomics of Novel Agrobacterium G3 Strains Isolated From the International Space Station and Description of Agrobacterium tomkonis sp. nov. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:765943.
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