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Species Rhizobium alamii
Name: Rhizobium alamii Berge et al. 2009
Etymology: a.la’mi.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. alamii, of Alami, named in honour of Younes Alami, who isolated strain YAS34 and demonstrated its effect on non-legume plant growth
Pronunciation, gender: a-LA-mi-i, neuter
Type strain: CFBP 7146; GBV016; LMG 24466
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16S rRNA gene:
MF977621
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Berge O, Lodhi A, Brandelet G, Santaella C, Roncato MA, Christen R, Heulin T, Achouak W. Rhizobium alamii sp. nov., an exopolysaccharide-producing species isolated from legume and non-legume rhizospheres. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:367-372. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:926-927.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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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 5 times 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:
Berge O, Lodhi A, Brandelet G, Santaella C, Roncato MA, Christen R, Heulin T, Achouak W. Rhizobium alamii sp. nov., an exopolysaccharide-producing species isolated from legume and non-legume rhizospheres. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:367-372.
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Record number: 787732
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