Name: Ochrobactrum lupini Trujillo et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: lu.pi’ni. L. gen. masc. n. lupini, of a lupine, referring to the isolation source of this micro-organism, nodules of Lupinus albus

Gender: neuter

Type strain: DSM 16930; LMG 22726; LUP21; NBRC 102587

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB681867 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Trujillo ME, Willems A, Abril A, Planchuelo AM, Rivas R, Ludena D, Mateos PF, Martinez-Molina E, Velazquez E. Nodulation of Lupinus albus by strains of Ochrobactrum lupini sp. nov. Appl Environ Microbiol 2005; 71:1318-1327.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 110. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1459-1460.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Brucella lupini (Trujillo et al. 2006) Hördt et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Brucella lupini (Trujillo et al. 2006) Hördt et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Gazolla-Volpiano et al. (2019), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Brucella anthropi (Holmes et al. 1988) Hördt et al. 2020. Publication: Gazolla Volpiano C, Hayashi Sant'Anna F, Ambrosini A, Brito Lisboa B, Kayser Vargas L, Passaglia LMP. Reclassification of Ochrobactrum lupini as a later heterotypic synonym of Ochrobactrum anthropi based on whole-genome sequence analysis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2312-2314.
  • ⏲ According to Gazolla-Volpiano et al. (2019), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Ochrobactrum anthropi Holmes et al. 1988. Publication: Gazolla Volpiano C, Hayashi Sant'Anna F, Ambrosini A, Brito Lisboa B, Kayser Vargas L, Passaglia LMP. Reclassification of Ochrobactrum lupini as a later heterotypic synonym of Ochrobactrum anthropi based on whole-genome sequence analysis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2312-2314.
  • ⏲ According to Hoerdt et al. (2020), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of Brucella anthropi (Holmes et al. 1988) 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.
  • ⏲ According to Hoerdt et al. (2020), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of Ochrobactrum anthropi Holmes et al. 1988. 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.
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: 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.
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3315-3317.
  • ❗ Ochrobactrum lupini is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Ochrobactrum.
  • 😷 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 10 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 In the abstract of the effective publication, the type strain LMG 22726 is erroneously cited as LMG 20667. — 🧍 The culture collection accession number DSM 16930 has been provided on request for validation. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 110. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1459-1460.
  • 🧍 The noun lupinus (genitive lupini) is a Latin noun, not a neo-Latin noun as cited in the paper by Trujillo et al. 2005. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592.

Parent taxon: Ochrobactrum Holmes et al. 1988

Assigned by: Trujillo ME, Willems A, Abril A, Planchuelo AM, Rivas R, Ludena D, Mateos PF, Martinez-Molina E, Velazquez E. Nodulation of Lupinus albus by strains of Ochrobactrum lupini sp. nov. Appl Environ Microbiol 2005; 71:1318-1327.

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