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Species Bradyrhizobium elkanii
Name: Bradyrhizobium elkanii Kuykendall et al. 1993
Etymology: el.kan’i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. elkanii, of Elkan, named after G.H. Elkan
Type strain: ATCC 49852; DSM 11554; IFO 14791; LMG 6134; NBRC 14791; USDA 76
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB509378
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Kuykendall LD, Saxena B, Devine TE, Udell SE. Genetic diversity in Bradyrhizobium japonicum Jordan 1982 and a proposal for Bradyrhizobium elkanii sp. nov. Can. J. Microbiol. 1992; 38:501-505. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 45. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:398-399.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Emendations:
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Hördt et al. 2020
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.
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.
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Hördt et al. 2020
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.
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 169 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
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🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Bradyrhizobium japonicum (Kirchner 1896) Jordan 1982.
Publication:
Jordan DC. Transfer of Rhizobium japonicum Buchanan 1980 to Bradyrhizobium sp. nov., a genus of slow-growing, root nodule bacteria from leguminous plants. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:136-139.
Parent taxon: Bradyrhizobium Jordan 1982
Assigned by:
Kuykendall LD, Saxena B, Devine TE, Udell SE. Genetic diversity in Bradyrhizobium japonicum Jordan 1982 and a proposal for Bradyrhizobium elkanii sp. nov. Can. J. Microbiol. 1992; 38:501-505.
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Record number: 774163
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