Name: Bosea lupini De Meyer and Willems 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: lu.pi’ni. L. gen. masc. n. lupini, of Lupinus, botanical name of a genus of leguminous plants, referring to the host from which this species was first isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: BO-se-a lu-PI-ni, feminine

Type strain: CCUG 61248; DSM 26673; LMG 26383; R-45681

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FR774992 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: De Meyer SE, Willems A. Multilocus sequence analysis of Bosea species and description of Bosea lupini sp. nov., Bosea lathyri sp. nov. and Bosea robiniae sp. nov., isolated from legumes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2505-2510. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:6-7.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Allobosea lupini (De Meyer and Willems 2012) Deshmukh and Oren 2026

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Allobosea lupini (De Meyer and Willems 2012) Deshmukh and Oren 2026	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Bosea Das et al. 1996

Assigned by: De Meyer SE, Willems A. Multilocus sequence analysis of Bosea species and description of Bosea lupini sp. nov., Bosea lathyri sp. nov. and Bosea robiniae sp. nov., isolated from legumes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2505-2510. 🇧🇪

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