Name: Ensifer garamanticus Merabet et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ga.ra.man’ti.cus. N.L. masc. adj. garamanticus, pertaining to Garamante, Garamantian, the country of Garamantes, from which the strains were isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: EN-si-fer ga-ra-MAN-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: CIP 109916; LMG 24692; NBRC 107849; ORS 1400

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB682669 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Merabet C, Martens M, Mahdhi M, Zakhia F, Sy A, Le Roux C, Domergue O, Coopman R, Bekki A, Mars M, et al. Multilocus sequence analysis of root nodule isolates from Lotus arabicus (Senegal), Lotus creticus, Argyrolobium uniflorum and Medicago sativa (Tunisia) and description of Ensifer numidicus sp. nov. and Ensifer garamanticus sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:664-674. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1253-1255.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Sinorhizobium garamanticum (Merabet et al. 2010) Kuzmanović et al. 2022	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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Ensifer Casida 1982

Assigned by: Merabet C, Martens M, Mahdhi M, Zakhia F, Sy A, Le Roux C, Domergue O, Coopman R, Bekki A, Mars M, et al. Multilocus sequence analysis of root nodule isolates from Lotus arabicus (Senegal), Lotus creticus, Argyrolobium uniflorum and Medicago sativa (Tunisia) and description of Ensifer numidicus sp. nov. and Ensifer garamanticus sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:664-674. 🇫🇷

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