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Species Rhizobium grahamii
Name: Rhizobium grahamii López-López et al. 2012
Etymology: gra.ha’mi.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. grahamii, of Graham, named after the late Peter Graham, who made very valuable contributions to Rhizobium research
Pronunciation, gender: gra-HA-mi-i, neuter
Type strain: ATCC BAA-2124; CCGE 502; CFN 242; Dal4; HAMBI 3152
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
JF424608
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Lopez-Lopez A, Rogel-Hernandez MA, Barois I, Ortiz Ceballos AI, Martinez J, Ormeno-Orrillo E, Martinez-Romero E. Rhizobium grahamii sp. nov., from nodules of Dalea leporina, Leucaena leucocephala and Clitoria ternatea, and Rhizobium mesoamericanum sp. nov., from nodules of Phaseolus vulgaris, siratro, cowpea and Mimosa pudica. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2264-2271. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2813-2814.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.02877 (N = 18).
- 😷 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 11 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 phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hördt et al. (2020).
Publication:
Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.
Parent taxon: Rhizobium Frank 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Lopez-Lopez A, Rogel-Hernandez MA, Barois I, Ortiz Ceballos AI, Martinez J, Ormeno-Orrillo E, Martinez-Romero E. Rhizobium grahamii sp. nov., from nodules of Dalea leporina, Leucaena leucocephala and Clitoria ternatea, and Rhizobium mesoamericanum sp. nov., from nodules of Phaseolus vulgaris, siratro, cowpea and Mimosa pudica. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2264-2271.
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Record number: 790118
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