Name: Aliirhizobium wenxiniae corrig. (Gao et al. 2017) Ma et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Rhizobium wenxiniae Gao et al. 2017

Etymology: wen.xi’ni.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. wenxiniae, of Wen-xin, to honour Wen-xin Chen, a respected rhizobial taxonomist, for her great contributions to the investigation and taxonomy of rhizobial resources in China

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-li-i-r^hi-ZO-bi-um wen-XI-ni-a͡e, neuter

Type strain: 166; CGMCC 1.15279; DSM 100734

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KR610521 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. 228. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7052.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Alirhizobium wenxiniae (Gao et al. 2017) Ma et al. 2026	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
    Rhizobium wenxiniae Gao et al. 2017	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😢 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 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 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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