Name: Pararhizobium haloflavum Shen et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.lo.fla’vum. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; L. masc. adj. flavus, yellow; N.L. neut. adj. haloflavum, salty and yellow

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ha-lo-FLA-wum, neuter

Type strain: KCTC 52582; MCCC 1K03228; XC0140

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16S rRNA gene: KX889310 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Shen X, Li Y, Zhao Z, Han YF, Zhang WW, Yu XY, Zhang CY, Sun C, Wu M. Polyphasic taxonomic characterisation of a novel strain as Pararhizobium haloflavum sp. nov., isolated from soil samples near a sewage treatment tank. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2018; 111:485-491. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 182. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2130-2133.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Neopararhizobium haloflavum (Shen et al. 2018) Hördt et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by 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. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Pararhizobium Mousavi et al. 2016

Assigned by: Shen X, Li Y, Zhao Z, Han YF, Zhang WW, Yu XY, Zhang CY, Sun C, Wu M. Polyphasic taxonomic characterisation of a novel strain as Pararhizobium haloflavum sp. nov., isolated from soil samples near a sewage treatment tank. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2018; 111:485-491. 🇨🇳

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