Name: Neorhizobium vignae (Ren et al. 2011) Hördt et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Rhizobium vignae Ren et al. 2011

Etymology: vi’gnae. N.L. gen. fem. n. vignae, of Vigna, referring to the fact that the majority of strains were isolated from the mung bean, Vigna radiata

Pronunciation, gender: WI-n͡gna͡e, neuter

Type strain: CCBAU 5176; DSM 25378; HAMBI 3039; LMG 25447

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: GU128881 Analyse FASTA

Effective 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. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 194. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4043-4049.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Rhizobium vignae Ren et al. 2011	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Neorhizobium Mousavi et al. 2015

Assigned by: 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. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 11095