Name: Aliirhizobium cellulosilyticum corrig. (García-Fraile et al. 2007) Ma et al. 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Rhizobium cellulosilyticum García-Fraile et al. 2007

Etymology: cel.lu.lo.si.ly’ti.cum. N.L. neut. adj. lyticum, dissolving; N.L. neut. adj. cellulosilyticum, cellulose-dissolving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-li-i-r^hi-ZO-bi-um kel-lu-lo-si-LY-ti-kum, neuter

Type strain: CECT 7176; DSM 18291; LMG 23642; strain ALA10B2

16S rRNA gene: DQ855276 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Ma T, Xue H, Piao C, Jiang N, Li Y. Phylogenomic reappraisal of the family Rhizobiaceae at the genus and species levels, including the description of Ectorhizobium quercum gen. nov., sp. nov. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1207256. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 219. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6452.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Rhizobium cellulosilyticum García-Fraile et al. 2007	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Alirhizobium cellulosilyticum (García-Fraile et al. 2007) Ma et al. 2024	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Aliirhizobium corrig. Ma et al. 2024. Publication: Ma T, Xue H, Piao C, Jiang N, Li Y. Phylogenomic reappraisal of the family Rhizobiaceae at the genus and species levels, including the description of Ectorhizobium quercum gen. nov., sp. nov. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1207256. 🇨🇳
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. The phrase "validly described" is misleading. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-10-14.
  • 🙆 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 pathogenicity of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Aliirhizobium corrig. Ma et al. 2024

Assigned by: Ma T, Xue H, Piao C, Jiang N, Li Y. Phylogenomic reappraisal of the family Rhizobiaceae at the genus and species levels, including the description of Ectorhizobium quercum gen. nov., sp. nov. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1207256. 🇨🇳

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