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Species Ensifer sojae
Name: Ensifer sojae Li et al. 2011
Etymology: so’jae. N.L. gen. fem. n. sojae, of soja, of soybean, referring to the source of the first isolates
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … SO-ja͡e, masculine
Type strain: CCBAU 5684; HAMBI 3098; LMG 25493
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
GU593061
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Li QQ, Wang ET, Chang YL, Zhang YZ, Zhang YM, Sui XH, Chen WF, Chen WX. Ensifer sojae sp. nov., isolated from root nodules of Glycine max grown in saline-alkaline soils. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1981-1988. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2566-2567.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Sinorhizobium sojae (Li et al. 2011) Kuzmanović et al. 2022 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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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 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.
Parent taxon: Ensifer Casida 1982
Assigned by:
Li QQ, Wang ET, Chang YL, Zhang YZ, Zhang YM, Sui XH, Chen WF, Chen WX. Ensifer sojae sp. nov., isolated from root nodules of Glycine max grown in saline-alkaline soils. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1981-1988. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 789371
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