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Species Mesorhizobium thiogangeticum
Name: Mesorhizobium thiogangeticum Ghosh and Roy 2006
Etymology: thi.o.gan.ge’ti.cum. Gr. neut. n. theîon, sulfur; L. neut. adj. gangeticum, from Ganga; N.L. neut. adj. thiogangeticum, because the bacterium is so far the only sulfur-lithotrophic member of Mesorhizobium and is a native of the Gangetic plains of India
Pronunciation, gender: thi-o-gan-GE-ti-kum, neuter
Type strain: DSM 17097; LMG 22697; MTCC 7001; SJT
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16S rRNA gene:
AJ864462
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Ghosh W, Roy P. Mesorhizobium thiogangeticum sp. nov., a novel sulfur-oxidizing chemolithoautotroph from rhizosphere soil of an Indian tropical leguminous plant. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:91-97. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:679-680.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 😷 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 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
Parent taxon: Mesorhizobium Jarvis et al. 1997
Assigned by:
Ghosh W, Roy P. Mesorhizobium thiogangeticum sp. nov., a novel sulfur-oxidizing chemolithoautotroph from rhizosphere soil of an Indian tropical leguminous plant. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:91-97.
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Record number: 777775
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