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Species Mesorhizobium japonicum

Classification: 

Bacteria Pseudomonadati Pseudomonadota Alphaproteobacteria Hyphomicrobiales Bartonellaceae Mesorhizobium Mesorhizobium japonicum

Name: Mesorhizobium japonicum Martínez-Hidalgo et al. 2016

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ja.po’ni.cum. N.L. neut. adj. japonicum, pertaining to Japan, referring to the place of isolation of the type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: me-so-rhi-ZO-bi-um ja-PO-ni-kum, neuter

Type strain: CECT 9101; LMG 29417; MAFF 303099

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16S rRNA gene: BA000012 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Martinez-Hidalgo P, Ramirez-Bahena MH, Flores-Felix JD, Igual JM, Sanjuan J, Leon-Barrios M, Peix A, Velazquez E. Reclassification of strains MAFF 303099T and R7A into Mesorhizobiumjaponicum sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4936-4941. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:525-528.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.09360 (N = 22).
    • 😷 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 25 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hördt et al. (2020). Publication: 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. 🇩🇪
    • 🧍 The type strain MAFF 303099 was originally identified as a Mesorhizobium loti strain. 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. 🇳🇿

Parent taxon: Mesorhizobium Jarvis et al. 1997

Assigned by: Martinez-Hidalgo P, Ramirez-Bahena MH, Flores-Felix JD, Igual JM, Sanjuan J, Leon-Barrios M, Peix A, Velazquez E. Reclassification of strains MAFF 303099T and R7A into Mesorhizobiumjaponicum sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4936-4941. 🇪🇸

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