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Species Bradyrhizobium retamae
Name: Bradyrhizobium retamae Guerrouj et al. 2014
Etymology: re.ta’mae. N.L. gen. fem. n. retamae, of Retama, isolated from Retama nodules
Type strain: CECT 8261; LMG 27393; Ro19
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KC247085
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Guerrouj K, Ruiz-Diez B, Chahboune R, Ramirez-Bahena MH, Abdelmoumen H, Quinones MA, El Idrissi MM, Velazquez E, Fernandez-Pascual M, Bedmar EJ, et al. Definition of a novel symbiovar (sv. retamae) within Bradyrhizobium retamae sp. nov., nodulating Retama sphaerocarpa and Retama monosperma. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:218-223. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 159. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2927-2929.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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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 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hördt et al. (2020).
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: Bradyrhizobium Jordan 1982
Assigned by:
Guerrouj K, Ruiz-Diez B, Chahboune R, Ramirez-Bahena MH, Abdelmoumen H, Quinones MA, El Idrissi MM, Velazquez E, Fernandez-Pascual M, Bedmar EJ, et al. Definition of a novel symbiovar (sv. retamae) within Bradyrhizobium retamae sp. nov., nodulating Retama sphaerocarpa and Retama monosperma. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:218-223.
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Record number: 792076
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