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Species Rhizobium giardinii
Name: Rhizobium giardinii Amarger et al. 1997
Etymology: giar.di’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. giardinii, of Giardini, a Brazilian microbiologist who isolated the organism
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … giar-DI-ni-i, neuter
Type strain: H152; HAMBI 2323; KACC 10720; LMG 29586; MSDJ 144
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
EU488750
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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. 
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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: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Pararhizobium giardinii (Amarger et al. 1997) Mousavi et al. 2016
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Pararhizobium giardinii (Amarger et al. 1997) Mousavi et al. 2016 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Rhizobium giardinii 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 22 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:
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: 784761
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