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Species Mesorhizobium alhagi
Name: Mesorhizobium alhagi Chen et al. 2010
Etymology: al.ha’gi. N.L. gen. fem. n. alhagi, of Alhagi, a genus of leguminous plants, referring to the host from which the type strain was isolated [probably better: alhagiae]
Type strain: ACCC 14561; CCNWXJ12-2; HAMBI 3019
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
EU169578
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Chen WM, Zhu WF, Bontemps C, Young JP, Wei GH. Mesorhizobium alhagi sp. nov., isolated from wild Alhagi sparsifolia in north-western China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:958-962. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1480-1481.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Allomesorhizobium alhagi (Chen et al. 2010) Li et al. 2025 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:
- 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: ACCC 15461.
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.01427 (N = 21).
- 😷 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 13 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
Parent taxon: Mesorhizobium Jarvis et al. 1997
Assigned by:
Chen WM, Zhu WF, Bontemps C, Young JP, Wei GH. Mesorhizobium alhagi sp. nov., isolated from wild Alhagi sparsifolia in north-western China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:958-962.
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Record number: 788492
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