Name: Limnomicrobium aquaticum (Máthé et al. 2019) Naranjo-Robayo et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Rhizobium aquaticum Máthé et al. 2019

Etymology: a.qua’ti.cum. L. neut. adj. aquaticum, living in water, aquatic, referring to the isolation source of the type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lim-no-mi-KRO-bi-um a-KWA-ti-kum, neuter

Type strain: DSM 29780; JCM 31760; SA-276

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KM083136 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Naranjo-Robayo N, Harrison TL, Esme O, Menendez E, Kuzmanovic N, Peix A, Young JPW, diCenzo GC. Updated taxonomy of the family Rhizobiaceae with proposals for 8 novel genera and 32 novel combinations. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7131. 🇨🇦

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 76, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7198.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Rhizobium aquaticum Máthé et al. 2019

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Rhizobium aquaticum Máthé et al. 2019	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Limnomicrobium Naranjo-Robayo et al. 2026. Publication: Naranjo-Robayo N, Harrison TL, Esme O, Menendez E, Kuzmanovic N, Peix A, Young JPW, diCenzo GC. Updated taxonomy of the family Rhizobiaceae with proposals for 8 novel genera and 32 novel combinations. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7131. 🇨🇦
  • ❗ Limnomicrobium aquaticum is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Limnomicrobium.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-04-30.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Limnomicrobium Naranjo-Robayo et al. 2026

Assigned by: Naranjo-Robayo N, Harrison TL, Esme O, Menendez E, Kuzmanovic N, Peix A, Young JPW, diCenzo GC. Updated taxonomy of the family Rhizobiaceae with proposals for 8 novel genera and 32 novel combinations. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7131. 🇨🇦

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