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Species Rhizobium album
Name: Rhizobium album Hang et al. 2025
Etymology: al’bum. L. neut. adj. album, white, referring to the white colonies of the organism
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … AL-bum, neuter
Type strain: CCTCC AB 2017250; KCTC 62327; NS-104
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MH211390
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Hang P, Zhang L, Zhou XY, Hu Q, Jiang JD. Rhizobium album sp. nov., isolated from a propanil-contaminated soil. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2019; 112:319-327. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 226. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6910.
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 "Metarhizobium album" (Hang et al. 2025) Ma et al. 2023 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.04806 (N = 12).
- 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-12-16.
- 🙆 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:
Hang P, Zhang L, Zhou XY, Hu Q, Jiang JD. Rhizobium album sp. nov., isolated from a propanil-contaminated soil. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2019; 112:319-327. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 69504
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