Name: Rhizobium favelukesii Torres Tejerizo et al. 2016
Etymology: fa.ve.lu.ke’si.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. favelukesii, of Favelukes, named in honour of Professor Gabriel Favelukes, who made valuable contributions to the development of rhizobiology in South America
Type strain: CECT 9014; LMG 29160; LPU83
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16S rRNA gene: HG916852 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Torres Tejerizo G, Rogel MA, Ormeno-Orrillo E, Althabegoiti MJ, Nilsson JF, Niehaus K, Schluter A, Puhler A, Del Papa MF, Lagares A, et al. Rhizobium favelukesii sp. nov., isolated from the root nodules of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4451-4457.
IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:179-182.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Rhizobium Frank 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Torres Tejerizo G, Rogel MA, Ormeno-Orrillo E, Althabegoiti MJ, Nilsson JF, Niehaus K, Schluter A, Puhler A, Del Papa MF, Lagares A, et al. Rhizobium favelukesii sp. nov., isolated from the root nodules of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4451-4457.
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Record number: 794849