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Species Rhizobium gallicum
Name: Rhizobium gallicum Amarger et al. 1997
Etymology: gal’li.cum. L. neut. adj. gallicum, pertaining to Gallia, the country of origin, France
Pronunciation, gender: GAL-li-kum, neuter
Type strain: MSDJ 1109; R602sp
16S rRNA gene:
AF008130
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Amarger N, Macheret V, Laguerre G. Rhizobium gallicum sp. nov. and Rhizobium giardinii sp. nov., from Phaseolus vulgaris nodules. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:996-1006. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 47, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:329-330.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Rhizobium azibense Mnasri et al. 2014 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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⏰ According to Volpiano et al. (2021), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Rhizobium azibense Mnasri et al. 2014.
Publication:
Volpiano CG, Sant'Anna FH, Ambrosini A, de Sao Jose JFB, Beneduzi A, Whitman WB, de Souza EM, Lisboa BB, Vargas LK, Passaglia LMP. Genomic Metrics Applied to Rhizobiales (Hyphomicrobiales): Species Reclassification, Identification of Unauthentic Genomes and False Type Strains. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:614957.
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🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list.
Publication:
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 35. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5164.
- 😷 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 40 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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.
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🧍 The small subunit rRNA gene sequences of the type strains for Rhizobium gallicum Amarger et al. 1997 and Rhizobium mongolense Van Berkum et al. 1998 are 99.2% similar.
Publication:
van Berkum P, Beyene D, Bao G, Campbell TA, Eardly BD. Rhizobium mongolense sp. nov. is one of three rhizobial genotypes identified which nodulate and form nitrogen-fixing symbioses with Medicago ruthenica [(L.) Ledebour]. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:13-22.
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⏰ According to Volpiano et al. (2021), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Rhizobium azibense Mnasri et al. 2014.
Publication:
Volpiano CG, Sant'Anna FH, Ambrosini A, de Sao Jose JFB, Beneduzi A, Whitman WB, de Souza EM, Lisboa BB, Vargas LK, Passaglia LMP. Genomic Metrics Applied to Rhizobiales (Hyphomicrobiales): Species Reclassification, Identification of Unauthentic Genomes and False Type Strains. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:614957.
Parent taxon: Rhizobium Frank 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Amarger N, Macheret V, Laguerre G. Rhizobium gallicum sp. nov. and Rhizobium giardinii sp. nov., from Phaseolus vulgaris nodules. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:996-1006.
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Record number: 784760
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