Name: Microvirga sesbaniae Shi et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ses.ba’ni.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. sesbaniae, of Sesbania, referring to the main host of the species

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: mi-kro-WIR-ga ses-BA-ni-a͡e, feminine

Type strain: GDMCC 1.2024; KCTC 82331; SWF67558

Effective publication: Shi N, He T, Qin H, Wang Z, You S, Wang E, Hu G, Wang F, Yu M, Liu X, et al. Microvirga sesbaniae sp. nov. and Microvirga yunnanensis sp. nov., Pink-Pigmented Bacteria Isolated from Root Nodules of Sesbania cannabina (Retz.) Poir. Microorganisms 2024; 12:0. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 228. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7052.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Parent taxon: Microvirga Kanso and Patel 2003

Assigned by: Shi N, He T, Qin H, Wang Z, You S, Wang E, Hu G, Wang F, Yu M, Liu X, et al. Microvirga sesbaniae sp. nov. and Microvirga yunnanensis sp. nov., Pink-Pigmented Bacteria Isolated from Root Nodules of Sesbania cannabina (Retz.) Poir. Microorganisms 2024; 12:0. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 52774

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