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Species Mesorhizobium huakuii
Name: Mesorhizobium huakuii (Chen et al. 1991) Jarvis et al. 1997
Basonym: Rhizobium huakuii Chen et al. 1991
Etymology: hu.a.ku’i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. huakuii, of Huakui, named in honor of Huakui Chen, a Chinese professor of soil microbiology, who is the pioneer in investigating the microsymbionts isolated from Astragalus sinicus
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … hu-a-KU-i-i, neuter
Type strain: 103; ATCC 51122; CCBAU 2609; DSM 6573; HAMBI 1674; HAMBI 2035; IFO 15243; JCM 21036; LMG 14107; NBRC 15243
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
D13431
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Jarvis BDW, Van Berkum P, Chen WX, Nour SM, Fernandez MP, Cleyet-Marel JC, Gillis M. Transfer of Rhizobium loti, Rhizobium huakuii, Rhizobium ciceri, Rhizobium mediterraneum, and Rhizobium tianshanense to Mesorhizobium gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:895-898. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 47, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:1275-1276.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Rhizobium huakuii Chen et al. 1991 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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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 Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 75 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of other species in the genus.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Mesorhizobium huakuii subsp. rengei" Nuswantara et al. 1999 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: Mesorhizobium Jarvis et al. 1997
Assigned by:
Jarvis BDW, Van Berkum P, Chen WX, Nour SM, Fernandez MP, Cleyet-Marel JC, Gillis M. Transfer of Rhizobium loti, Rhizobium huakuii, Rhizobium ciceri, Rhizobium mediterraneum, and Rhizobium tianshanense to Mesorhizobium gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:895-898. 🇳🇿
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Record number: 777771
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