Name: Allorhizobium borbori (Zhang et al. 2011) Mousavi et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Rhizobium borbori Zhang et al. 2011

Etymology: bor’bo.ri. Gr. masc. n. borboros, sludge; N.L. gen. masc. n. borbori, of sludge

Gender: neuter

Type strain: CICC 10378; DN316; DSM 22790; DSM 26385; HAMBI 3454; LMG 23925

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF125187 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.

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)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Rhizobium borbori Zhang et al. 2011	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Ectorhizobium borbori" (Zhang et al. 2011) Ma et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 1 time 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 pathogenicity of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Allorhizobium de Lajudie et al. 1998

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: 794738