Species Rhizobium mediterraneum

Name: Rhizobium mediterraneum Nour et al. 1995

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: me.di.ter.ra’ne.um. L. neut. adj. mediterraneum, midland, inland, remote from the sea, mediterranean (opp. to maritimus), and, in late Latin, used to refer to the Mediterranean Sea (Mediterraneum mare)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: r^hi-ZO-bi-um me-di-ter-RA-ne-um, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 51670; DSM 11555; HAMBI 2096; JCM 21565; LMG 17148; NBRC 102497; UPM Ca36

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16S rRNA gene: AB681834 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Nour SM, Cleyet-Marel JC, Normand P, Fernandez MP. Genomic heterogeneity of strains nodulating chickpeas (Cicer arietinum L.) and description of Rhizobium mediterraneum sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:640-648. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 45, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:364-365.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Mesorhizobium mediterraneum (Nour et al. 1995) Jarvis et al. 1997

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Mesorhizobium mediterraneum (Nour et al. 1995) Jarvis et al. 1997	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Rhizobium mediterraneum 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 = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 2026-08-13. 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 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 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: Nour SM, Cleyet-Marel JC, Normand P, Fernandez MP. Genomic heterogeneity of strains nodulating chickpeas (Cicer arietinum L.) and description of Rhizobium mediterraneum sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:640-648. 🇫🇷

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Species Rhizobium mediterraneum