Species Pseudorhizobium marinum

Name: Pseudorhizobium marinum (Liu et al. 2015) Lassalle et al. 2021

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Rhizobium marinum Liu et al. 2015

Etymology: ma.ri’num. L. neut. adj. marinum, marine

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pse͡u-do-r^hi-ZO-bi-um ma-RI-num, neuter

Type strain: DSM 106576; JCM 30155; MCCC 1A00836; MGL06

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KJ751545 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 (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Rhizobium marinum Liu et al. 2015	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.22397 (N = 13).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as 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: 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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