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Species Rhizobium japonicum
Name: Rhizobium japonicum (Kirchner 1896) Buchanan 1926 (Approved Lists 1980)
Basonym: "Rhizobacterium japonicum" Kirchner 1896
Etymology: ja.po’ni.cum. N.L. neut. adj. japonicum, pertaining to Japan
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ja-PO-ni-kum, neuter
Type strain: ATCC 10324; CCUG 27876; CIP 106093; DSM 30131; HAMBI 2314; IFO 14783; JCM 20679; LMG 6138; NBRC 14783; NRRL B-4507; NRRL L-241; USDA 6; VKM B-1967
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X87272
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FASTA
Effective publication: Buchanan RE. What names should be used for the organisms producing nodules on the roots of leguminous plants? Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science 1926; 33:81-90.
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Bradyrhizobium japonicum (Kirchner 1896) Jordan 1982
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Rhizobacterium japonicum" Kirchner 1896 homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists Bradyrhizobium japonicum (Kirchner 1896) Jordan 1982 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Rhizobium japonicum 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 338 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: Buchanan RE. What names should be used for the organisms producing nodules on the roots of leguminous plants? Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science 1926; 33:81-90.
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Record number: 780365
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