Name: Herbaspirillum lusitanum Valverde et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: lu.si.ta’num. L. neut. adj. lusitanum, of Lusitania, the Roman name of Portugal, where the strains reported in this study were isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: her-ba-spi-RIL-lum lu-si-TA-num, neuter

Type strain: CCUG 48869; CECT 5661; DSM 17154; LMG 21710; P6-12

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AF543312 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Valverde A, Velazquez E, Gutierrez C, Cervantes E, Ventosa A, Igual JM. Herbaspirillum lusitanum sp. nov., a novel nitrogen-fixing bacterium associated with root nodules of Phaseolus vulgaris. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1979-1983. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:309-311.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• 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 8 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Herbaspirillum Baldani et al. 1986

Assigned by: Valverde A, Velazquez E, Gutierrez C, Cervantes E, Ventosa A, Igual JM. Herbaspirillum lusitanum sp. nov., a novel nitrogen-fixing bacterium associated with root nodules of Phaseolus vulgaris. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1979-1983. 🇪🇸

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