Name: Pseudorhizobium endolithicum (Parag et al. 2014) Lassalle et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Rhizobium endolithicum Parag et al. 2014

Etymology: en.do.li’thi.cum. N.L. neut. adj. lithicum, of stone; N.L. neut. adj. endolithicum, growing within stone

Gender: neuter

Type strain: CCUG 64352; DSM 104972; HAMBI 2447; JC140; KCTC 32077; MTCC 11723

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HE818072 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Lassalle F, Dastgheib SMM, Zhao FJ, Zhang J, Verbarg S, Fruhling A, Brinkmann H, Osborne TH, Sikorski J, Balloux F, et al. Phylogenomics reveals the basis of adaptation of Pseudorhizobium species to extreme environments and supports a taxonomic revision of the genus. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126165.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 199. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4773.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Rhizobium endolithicum Parag et al. 2014	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.08966 (N = 13).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Pseudorhizobium Kimes et al. 2017

Assigned by: Lassalle F, Dastgheib SMM, Zhao FJ, Zhang J, Verbarg S, Fruhling A, Brinkmann H, Osborne TH, Sikorski J, Balloux F, et al. Phylogenomics reveals the basis of adaptation of Pseudorhizobium species to extreme environments and supports a taxonomic revision of the genus. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126165.

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Record number: 19546