Name: Pararhizobium capsulatum (Hirsch and Müller 1986) Mousavi et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Blastobacter capsulatus Hirsch and Müller 1986

Etymology: cap.su.la’tum. L. fem. dim. n. capsula, a small box or chest; L. masc. adj. suff. -atus, suffix denoting provided with; N.L. neut. adj. capsulatum, with a chest, capsulated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pa-ra-r^hi-ZO-bi-um kap-su-LA-tum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 43294; DSM 1112; DSM 112; IFAM 1004; Muller 216; Müller 216; Strain Miiller 216; VKM B-2063

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X73042 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Mousavi SA, Willems A, Nesme X, de Lajudie P, Lindstrom K. Revised phylogeny of Rhizobiaceae: proposal of the delineation of Pararhizobium gen. nov., and 13 new species combinations. Syst Appl Microbiol 2015; 38:84-90. 🇫🇮

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 172. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4299-4305.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Blastobacter capsulatus Hirsch and Müller 1986	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 In the effective publication and in the IJSEM Validation List no. 172, the author of the basonym is wrongly given as Hirch (sic). Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 172. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4299-4305.

Parent taxon: Pararhizobium Mousavi et al. 2016

Assigned by: Mousavi SA, Willems A, Nesme X, de Lajudie P, Lindstrom K. Revised phylogeny of Rhizobiaceae: proposal of the delineation of Pararhizobium gen. nov., and 13 new species combinations. Syst Appl Microbiol 2015; 38:84-90. 🇫🇮

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