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Species Rhizobium beringeri
Name: Rhizobium beringeri Young et al. 2023
Etymology: be.rin’ge.ri. N.L. gen. masc. n. beringeri, of Beringer, to honour John Beringer, who initiated the genetic study of Rhizobium leguminosarum and made important early discoveries
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … be-RIN-ge-ri, neuter
Type strain: DSM 115206; LMG 32895; SM51
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
OQ226177
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Young JPW, Jorrin B, Moeskjaer S, James EK. Rhizobium brockwellii sp. nov., Rhizobium johnstonii sp. nov. and Rhizobium beringeri sp. nov., three genospecies within the Rhizobium leguminosarum species complex. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5979. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6041.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Rhizobium leguminosarum (Frank 1879) Frank 1889 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Frank B. Über die Pilzsymbiose der Leguminosen. Berichte der Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft 1889; 7:332-346.
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
- 🙆 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:
Young JPW, Jorrin B, Moeskjaer S, James EK. Rhizobium brockwellii sp. nov., Rhizobium johnstonii sp. nov. and Rhizobium beringeri sp. nov., three genospecies within the Rhizobium leguminosarum species complex. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5979. 🇬🇧
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Record number: 39710
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