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Species Rhizobium helianthi
Name: Rhizobium helianthi Wei et al. 2015
Etymology: he.li.an’thi. N.L. gen. masc. n. helianthi, of the sunflower Helianthus
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … he-li-AN-thi, neuter
Type strain: CGMCC 1.12192; KCTC 23879; Xi19
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
JQ032629
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Wei X, Yan S, Li D, Pang H, Li Y, Zhang J. Rhizobium helianthi sp. nov., isolated from the rhizosphere of sunflower. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4455-4460. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1600-1602.
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 "Affinirhizobium helianthi" (Wei et al. 2015) Ma et al. 2023 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.10676 (N = 16).
- 😷 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 1 time 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.
Parent taxon: Rhizobium Frank 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Wei X, Yan S, Li D, Pang H, Li Y, Zhang J. Rhizobium helianthi sp. nov., isolated from the rhizosphere of sunflower. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4455-4460. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 793603
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