Species Allorhizobium pseudoryzae

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

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Rhizobium pseudoryzae Zhang et al. 2011

Etymology: pseud.o.ry’zae. Gr. neut. adj. pseudes, false; L. gen. fem. n. oryzae, of rice and also the name of a bacterial specific epithet; N.L. gen. fem. n. pseudoryzae, not the true (Rhizobium) oryzae

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: al-lo-r^hi-ZO-bi-um pse͡ud-o-RY-za͡e, neuter

Type strain: ACCC 10380; DSM 19479; DSM 26483; J3-A127; KCTC 23294

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ454123 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: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Affinirhizobium pseudoryzae (Zhang et al. 2011) Ma et al. 2025

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Affinirhizobium pseudoryzae (Zhang et al. 2011) Ma et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Rhizobium pseudoryzae Zhang et al. 2011	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Allorhizobium pseudoryzae is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Allorhizobium.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 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: 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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