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Species Rhizobium alkalisoli
Name: Rhizobium alkalisoli Lu et al. 2009
Etymology: al.ka.li’so.li. N.L. neut. n. alkali, alkali (from Arabic al-qaliy) (indeclinable); L. neut. n. solum, soil (can be noun or adjective); N.L. gen. neut. n. alkalisoli, of alkaline soil, referring to the fact that the bacterium was isolated from Caragana intermedia grown in saline-alkali soil
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … al-ka-LI-so-li, neuter
Type strain: CCBAU 1393; DSM 21826; HAMBI 3051; LMG 24763
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
EU074168
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Li Lu Y, Chen WF, Li Han L, Wang ET, Chen WX. Rhizobium alkalisoli sp. nov., isolated from Caragana intermedia growing in saline-alkaline soils in the north of China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:3006-3011. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:473-474.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Neorhizobium alkalisoli (Lu et al. 2009) Mousavi et al. 2015
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Neorhizobium alkalisoli (Lu et al. 2009) Mousavi et al. 2015 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Rhizobium alkalisoli is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Rhizobium.
- 😷 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 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of 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:
Li Lu Y, Chen WF, Li Han L, Wang ET, Chen WX. Rhizobium alkalisoli sp. nov., isolated from Caragana intermedia growing in saline-alkaline soils in the north of China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:3006-3011. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 788258
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