Name: Rhizobium lentis Rashid et al. 2015
Etymology: len’tis. N.L. gen. neut. n. lentis, referring to the lentil and, in botany, to Lens, the plant genus from which the first strains were isolated
Type strain: BLR27; DSM 29286; LMG 28441
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16S rRNA gene: JN648905 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Rashid MH, Young JP, Everall I, Clercx P, Willems A, Santhosh Braun M, Wink M. Average nucleotide identity of genome sequences supports the description of Rhizobium lentis sp. nov., Rhizobium bangladeshense sp. nov. and Rhizobium binae sp. nov. from lentil (Lens culinaris) nodules. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3037-3045.
IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4294-4296.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Rhizobium Frank 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Rashid MH, Young JP, Everall I, Clercx P, Willems A, Santhosh Braun M, Wink M. Average nucleotide identity of genome sequences supports the description of Rhizobium lentis sp. nov., Rhizobium bangladeshense sp. nov. and Rhizobium binae sp. nov. from lentil (Lens culinaris) nodules. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3037-3045.
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Record number: 793147