Etymology:nif’ta.li.N.L. gen. neut. n.niftali, arbitrary name formed from the acronym NifTAL-Nitrogen-Fixation in Tropical Agricultural Legumes, of the University of Hawaii NifTAL Project and MIRCEN
Valid publication:
Klepa MS, Urquiaga MCO, Somasegaran P, Delamuta JRM, Ribeiro RA, Hungria M. Bradyrhizobium niftali sp. nov., an effective nitrogen-fixing symbiont of partridge pea [Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene], a native caesalpinioid legume broadly distributed in the USA. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3448-3459. 🇧🇷
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:705-707.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status:
correct name
Notes:
🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.