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Species Mesorhizobium amorphae
Name: Mesorhizobium amorphae Wang et al. 1999
Etymology: a.mor’phae. N.L. gen. fem. n. amorphae, of Amorpha, a genus of plant with which the species forms a nitrogen-fixing symbiosis
Pronunciation, gender: a-MOR-pha͡e, neuter
Type strain: ACCC 19665; ATCC BAA-114; CIP 105910; DSM 21831; JCM 21563; LMG 18977; NBRC 102496
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF041442
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Wang ET, van Berkum P, Sui XH, Beyene D, Chen WX, Martinez-Romero E. Diversity of rhizobia associated with Amorpha fruticosa isolated from Chinese soils and description of Mesorhizobium amorphae sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:51-65. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:343-344.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 44 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
Parent taxon: Mesorhizobium Jarvis et al. 1997
Assigned by:
Wang ET, van Berkum P, Sui XH, Beyene D, Chen WX, Martinez-Romero E. Diversity of rhizobia associated with Amorpha fruticosa isolated from Chinese soils and description of Mesorhizobium amorphae sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:51-65.
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Record number: 784208
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