Name: Alirhizobium smilacinae (Zhang et al. 2015) Ma et al. 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Rhizobium smilacinae Zhang et al. 2015

Etymology: smi.la.ci’na.e. N.L. fem. n. Smilacina, a botanical genus name; N.L. gen. fem. n. smilacinae, of the plant genus Smilacina

Gender: neuter

Type strain: CCTCC AB 2013016; DSM 100675; KCTC 32300; LMG 27604; PTYR-5

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KF551141 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: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Aliirhizobium smilacinae corrig. (Zhang et al. 2015) Ma et al. 2024

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Aliirhizobium smilacinae corrig. (Zhang et al. 2015) Ma et al. 2024	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
    Rhizobium smilacinae Zhang et al. 2015	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 0 times in PubMed until 2025-10-21.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of 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: Alirhizobium 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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Record number: 40028