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Species Mesorhizobium qingshengii

Name: Mesorhizobium qingshengii Zheng et al. 2013

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: qing.sheng’i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. qingshengii, in honour of Dr Qing-Sheng Fan, a respected soil microbiological scientist, and one of the first microbiologists to study rhizobia isolated from Astragalus sinicus in China

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: me-so-rhi-ZO-bi-um qin͡g-S͡HEN͡G-i-i, neuter

Type strain: CCBAU 33460; CGMCC 1.12097; HAMBI 3277; LMG 26793

16S rRNA gene: JQ339788 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Zheng WT, Li YJ, Wang R, Sui XH, Zhang XX, Zhang JJ, Wang ET, Chen WX. Mesorhizobium qingshengii sp. nov., isolated from effective nodules of Astragalus sinicus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2002-2007. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3135-3137.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

  • Emendations:
    • Hördt et al. 2020 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. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.
  • Notes:
    • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.10111 (N = 27).
    • 😷 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 9 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Mesorhizobium Jarvis et al. 1997

Assigned by: Zheng WT, Li YJ, Wang R, Sui XH, Zhang XX, Zhang JJ, Wang ET, Chen WX. Mesorhizobium qingshengii sp. nov., isolated from effective nodules of Astragalus sinicus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2002-2007. 🇨🇳

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