Name: Peteryoungia rhizophila (Gao et al. 2020) Rahi et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Rhizobium rhizophilum Gao et al. 2020

Etymology: rhi.zo’phi.la. Gr. fem. n. rhiza, root; Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. fem. adj. rhizophila, root-loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pe-ter-YOUN-gi-a r^hi-ZO-p^hi-la, feminine

Type strain: 7209-2; CGMCC 1.15691; DSM 103161

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KX017286 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Rahi P, Khairnar M, Hagir A, Narayan A, Jain KR, Madamwar D, Pansare A, Shouche Y. Peteryoungia gen. nov. with four new species combinations and description of Peteryoungia desertarenae sp. nov., and taxonomic revision of the genus Ciceribacter based on phylogenomics of Rhizobiaceae. Arch Microbiol 2021; 203:3591-3604. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 225. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6863.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Rhizobium rhizophilum Gao et al. 2020

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Rhizobium rhizophilum Gao et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Peteryoungia rhizophila 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 Peteryoungia.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-10-21.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of 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: Peteryoungia Rahi et al. 2021

Assigned by: Rahi P, Khairnar M, Hagir A, Narayan A, Jain KR, Madamwar D, Pansare A, Shouche Y. Peteryoungia gen. nov. with four new species combinations and description of Peteryoungia desertarenae sp. nov., and taxonomic revision of the genus Ciceribacter based on phylogenomics of Rhizobiaceae. Arch Microbiol 2021; 203:3591-3604. 🇮🇳

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