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Species Rhizobium cellulosilyticum
Name: Rhizobium cellulosilyticum García-Fraile et al. 2007
Etymology: cel.lu.lo.si.ly’ti.cum. N.L. neut. n. cellulosum, cellulose; N.L. neut. adj. lyticum, dissolving; from Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, able to loose, able to dissolve; N.L. neut. adj. cellulosilyticum, cellulose-dissolving
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … kel-lu-lo-si-LY-ti-kum, neuter
Type strain: CECT 7176; DSM 18291; LMG 23642; strain ALA10B2
16S rRNA gene:
DQ855276
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Garcia-Fraile P, Rivas R, Willems A, Peix A, Martens M, Martinez-Molina E, Mateos PF, Velazquez E. Rhizobium cellulosilyticum sp. nov., isolated from sawdust of Populus alba. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:844-848. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1374-1375.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Aliirhizobium cellulosilyticum corrig. (García-Fraile et al. 2007) Ma et al. 2024
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Alirhizobium cellulosilyticum (García-Fraile et al. 2007) Ma et al. 2024 homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling Aliirhizobium cellulosilyticum corrig. (García-Fraile et al. 2007) Ma et al. 2024 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Rhizobium cellulosilyticum 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 9 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.
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🧍 The GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of Rhizobium cellulosilyticum ALA10B2 is DQ855276, not DQ855376 as given in the published paper.
Publication:
Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷
Parent taxon: Rhizobium Frank 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Garcia-Fraile P, Rivas R, Willems A, Peix A, Martens M, Martinez-Molina E, Mateos PF, Velazquez E. Rhizobium cellulosilyticum sp. nov., isolated from sawdust of Populus alba. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:844-848. 🇪🇸
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Record number: 780356
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