Etymology:ca.mel.thor’ni.N.L. neut. n.camelthornum, camelthorn, a common name for leguminous plants of the genus Alhagi in China; N.L. gen. neut. n.camelthorni, of camelthorn, from which the type strain was isolated
Valid publication:
Chen WM, Zhu WF, Bontemps C, Young JP, Wei GH. Mesorhizobium camelthorni sp. nov., isolated from Alhagi sparsifolia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:574-579. 🇨🇳
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1237-1238.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Notes:
📧 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 -0.00596 (N = 17).
😷 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 5 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.