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Species Mesorhizobium ephedrae

Name: Mesorhizobium ephedrae Liu et al. 2018

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: e.phe’drae. N.L. gen. fem. n. ephedrae, of Ephedra, referring to the generic name of Ephedra przewalskii from which the strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: me-so-rhi-ZO-bi-um e-PHE-dra͡e, neuter

Type strain: 6GN-30; ACCC 60073; KCTC 62410

16S rRNA gene: MH105075 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Liu L, Liang LX, Zhang XX, Li LB, Sun QW. Mesorhizobium ephedrae sp. nov. isolated from the roots of Ephedra przewalskii in Kumtag desert. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3615-3620. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:297-298.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Kumtagia ephedrae (Liu et al. 2018) Li et al. 2025

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
    • ❗ Mesorhizobium ephedrae 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 Mesorhizobium.
    • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Mesorhizobium Jarvis et al. 1997

Assigned by: Liu L, Liang LX, Zhang XX, Li LB, Sun QW. Mesorhizobium ephedrae sp. nov. isolated from the roots of Ephedra przewalskii in Kumtag desert. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3615-3620. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 797939