Name: Phyllobacterium trifolii Valverde et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: tri.fo’li.i. N.L. gen. neut. n. trifolii, of clover

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … tri-FO-li-i, neuter

Type strain: CECT 7015; DSM 17315; LMG 22712; PETP02

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY786080 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Valverde A, Velazquez E, Fernandez-Santos F, Vizcaino N, Rivas R, Mateos PF, Martinez-Molina E, Igual JM, Willems A. Phyllobacterium trifolii sp. nov., nodulating Trifolium and Lupinus in Spanish soils. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1985-1989. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:7-9.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

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  • 😷 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 7 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Phyllobacterium (ex Knösel 1962) Knösel 1984

Assigned by: Valverde A, Velazquez E, Fernandez-Santos F, Vizcaino N, Rivas R, Mateos PF, Martinez-Molina E, Igual JM, Willems A. Phyllobacterium trifolii sp. nov., nodulating Trifolium and Lupinus in Spanish soils. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1985-1989. 🇪🇸

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Record number: 779550