Species Rhizobium galegae

Name: Rhizobium galegae Lindström 1989

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ga.le.gae. N.L. gen. fem. n. galegae, of Galega, a genus of leguminous plants

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 43677; CIP 105585; DSM 11542; HAMBI 540; IFO 14965; JCM 20973; LMG 6214; NBRC 14965

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16S rRNA gene: D11343 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lindström K. Rhizobium galegae, a new species of legume root nodule bacteria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:365-367.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Neorhizobium galegae (Lindström 1989) Mousavi et al. 2015

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Neorhizobium galegae (Lindström 1989) Mousavi et al. 2015	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Rhizobium galegae 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 Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 49 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: Lindström K. Rhizobium galegae, a new species of legume root nodule bacteria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:365-367.

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Record number: 780362

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