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Species Rhizobium aggregatum
Name: Rhizobium aggregatum (Hirsch and Müller 1986) Kaur et al. 2011
Basonym: Blastobacter aggregatus Hirsch and Müller 1986
Etymology: ag.gre.ga’tum. L. neut. part. adj. aggregatum, joined together, referring to the frequent formation of rosettes
Pronunciation, gender: ag-gre-GA-tum, neuter
Type strain: ATCC 43293; DSM 111; DSM 1111; IFAM 1003; LMG 23059; Müller 161; Strain Miiller 161; VKM B-2061
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X73041
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Kaur J, Verma M, Lal R. Rhizobium rosettiformans sp. nov., isolated from a hexachlorocyclohexane dump site, and reclassification of Blastobacter aggregatus Hirsch and Muller 1986 as Rhizobium aggregatum comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1218-1225. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1765-1766.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Peteryoungia aggregata (Hirsch and Müller 1986) Kuzmanović et al. 2022 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Blastobacter aggregatus Hirsch and Müller 1986 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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: Rhizobium Frank 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Kaur J, Verma M, Lal R. Rhizobium rosettiformans sp. nov., isolated from a hexachlorocyclohexane dump site, and reclassification of Blastobacter aggregatus Hirsch and Muller 1986 as Rhizobium aggregatum comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1218-1225.
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Record number: 789213
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