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Species Rhizobium arenae
Name: Rhizobium arenae Zhang et al. 2017
Etymology: a.re’nae. L. gen. fem. n. arenae, of sand, the isolation source of the type strain
Pronunciation, gender: a-RE-na͡e, neuter
Type strain: KCTC 52299; MCCC 1K03215; MIM 27
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KX352244
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Zhang S, Yang S, Chen W, Chen Y, Zhang M, Zhou X, Fan G, Feng FY. Rhizobium arenae sp. nov., isolated from the sand of Desert Mu Us, China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2098-2103. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3689-3691.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Pararhizobium arenae (Zhang et al. 2017) Kuzmanović et al. 2022
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Pararhizobium arenae (Zhang et al. 2017) Kuzmanović et al. 2022 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281.
- ❗ Rhizobium arenae 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 1 time 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.
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🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hördt et al. (2020).
Publication:
Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.
Parent taxon: Rhizobium Frank 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Zhang S, Yang S, Chen W, Chen Y, Zhang M, Zhou X, Fan G, Feng FY. Rhizobium arenae sp. nov., isolated from the sand of Desert Mu Us, China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2098-2103.
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Record number: 795531
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