Name:Mesorhizobiumsanjuanii Sannazzaro et al. 2018
Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.
Etymology:san.ju.a’ni.i.N.L. gen. masc. n.sanjuanii, named after Dr Juan Sanjuán Pinilla of the Zaidin Experimental Station, Granada, Spain, for his valuable contribution to the development of rhizobial research in Spain and Latin America
Valid publication:
Sannazzaro AI, Torres Tejerizo G, Fontana MF, Cumpa Velasquez LM, Hansen LH, Pistorio M, Estrella MJ. Mesorhizobium sanjuanii sp. nov., isolated from nodules of Lotus tenuis in the saline-alkaline lowlands of Flooding Pampa, Argentina. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2936-2942. 🇦🇷
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3685-3687.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status:
correct name
Risk group:
1
Notes:
🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.07103 (N = 14).
😷 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.
🧍 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. 🇩🇪