Name: Delftia rhizosphaerae Carro et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: rhi.zo.sphae’rae. Gr. fem. n. rhiza, a root; Gr. fem. n. sphaîra, ball, sphere; N.L. fem. n. rhizosphaera, the rhizosphere; N.L. gen. fem. n. rhizosphaerae, of the rhizosphere

Gender: feminine

Type strain: CECT 9171; LMG 29737; RA6

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16S rRNA gene: KY075818 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Carro L, Mulas R, Pastor-Bueis R, Blanco D, Terron A, Gonzalez-Andres F, Peix A, Velazquez E. Delftia rhizosphaerae sp. nov. isolated from the rhizosphere of Cistus ladanifer. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1957-1960.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3137-3139.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Delftia Wen et al. 1999

Assigned by: Carro L, Mulas R, Pastor-Bueis R, Blanco D, Terron A, Gonzalez-Andres F, Peix A, Velazquez E. Delftia rhizosphaerae sp. nov. isolated from the rhizosphere of Cistus ladanifer. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1957-1960.

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Record number: 795422