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Species Mesorhizobium oceanicum
Name: Mesorhizobium oceanicum Fu et al. 2017
Etymology: o.ce.a’ni.cum. N.L. neut. adj. oceanicum, belonging to the sea
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … o-ke-A-ni-kum, neuter
Type strain: B 7; KCTC 42783; MCCC 1K02305
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KT157593
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Fu GY, Yu XY, Zhang CY, Zhao Z, Wu D, Su Y, Wang RJ, Han SB, Wu M, Sun C. Mesorhizobium oceanicum sp. nov., isolated from deep seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2739-2745. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4294-4297.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Aquibium oceanicum (Fu et al. 2017) Kim et al. 2022
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Aquibium oceanicum (Fu et al. 2017) Kim et al. 2022 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Mesorhizobium oceanicum 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 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🧍 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. 🇩🇪
Parent taxon: Mesorhizobium Jarvis et al. 1997
Assigned by:
Fu GY, Yu XY, Zhang CY, Zhao Z, Wu D, Su Y, Wang RJ, Han SB, Wu M, Sun C. Mesorhizobium oceanicum sp. nov., isolated from deep seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2739-2745. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 795736
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