Name: Neorhizobium petrolearium (Zhang et al. 2012) Kuzmanović et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Rhizobium petrolearium Zhang et al. 2012

Etymology: pe.tro.le.a’ri.um. Gr. fem. n. petra, rock; L. neut. adj. olearium, related to oil, of or belonging to oil; N.L. neut. adj. petrolearium, related to mineral oil

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ACCC 11238; DSM 21304; DSM 26482; KCTC 23288; SL-1

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU556969 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kuzmanovic N, Fagorzi C, Mengoni A, Lassalle F, diCenzo GC. Taxonomy of Rhizobiaceae revisited: proposal of a new framework for genus delimitation. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5243.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 72, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5393.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Rhizobium petrolearium Zhang et al. 2012	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Neorhizobium Mousavi et al. 2015

Assigned by: Kuzmanovic N, Fagorzi C, Mengoni A, Lassalle F, diCenzo GC. Taxonomy of Rhizobiaceae revisited: proposal of a new framework for genus delimitation. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5243.

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Record number: 29154