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Species Rhizobium marinum
Name: Rhizobium marinum Liu et al. 2015
Etymology: ma.ri’num. L. neut. adj. marinum, of the sea, marine
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ma-RI-num, neuter
Type strain: DSM 106576; JCM 30155; MCCC 1A00836; MGL06
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KJ751545
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Liu Y, Wang RP, Ren C, Lai QL, Zeng RY. Rhizobium marinum sp. nov., a malachite-green-tolerant bacterium isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4449-4454. 
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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: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Pseudorhizobium marinum (Liu et al. 2015) Lassalle et al. 2021
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Pseudorhizobium marinum (Liu et al. 2015) Lassalle et al. 2021 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Rhizobium marinum 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 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 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.
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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. 🇩🇪
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Rhizobium marinum subsp. marinum (Liu et al. 2015) Hördt et al. 2020 validly published under the ICNP orphaned subspecies Rhizobium marinum subsp. pelagicum (Kimes et al. 2017) Hördt et al. 2020 validly published under the ICNP synonym
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Parent taxon: Rhizobium Frank 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Liu Y, Wang RP, Ren C, Lai QL, Zeng RY. Rhizobium marinum sp. nov., a malachite-green-tolerant bacterium isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4449-4454. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 793602
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