Species Martinezella multihospitum

Name: Martinezella multihospitum corrig. (Han et al. 2008) Naranjo-Robayo et al. 2026

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Rhizobium multihospitum corrig. Han et al. 2008

Etymology: mul.ti.hos’pi.tum. L. masc. adj. multus, many, numerous; L. masc. n. hospes, he who entertains a stranger, a host (same stem as hospita); N.L. gen. masc. pl. n. multihospitum, of numerous hosts, referring to the isolation of the bacterium from various legume species

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: mar-ti-ne-ZEL-la mul-ti-HOS-pi-tum, feminine

Type strain: CCBAU 83401; DSM 21814; HAMBI 2975; LMG 23946

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF035074 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 multihospitum corrig. Han et al. 2008

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Rhizobium multihospitum corrig. Han et al. 2008	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Rhizobium multihospitium Han et al. 2008	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • ❗ Martinezella multihospitum 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 Martinezella.
  • 🎓 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: Martinezella 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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Record number: 71639

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