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Species Rhizobium lemnae
Name: Rhizobium lemnae Kittiwongwattana and Thawai 2014
Etymology: lem’nae. N.L. gen. fem. n. lemnae, pertaining to Lemna, the genus of the host plant
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … LEM-na͡e, neuter
Type strain: BCC 55143; L6-16; NBRC 109339; TBRC 5781
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB738386
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Kittiwongwattana C, Thawai C. Rhizobium lemnae sp. nov., a bacterial endophyte of Lemna aequinoctialis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2455-2460. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3333-3334.
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 lemnae" (Kittiwongwattana and Thawai 2014) He et al. 2024 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
- 😷 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 5 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.
Parent taxon: Rhizobium Frank 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Kittiwongwattana C, Thawai C. Rhizobium lemnae sp. nov., a bacterial endophyte of Lemna aequinoctialis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2455-2460. 🇹🇭
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Record number: 791989
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