Name: Rhizobium mongolense Van Berkum et al. 1998
Etymology: mon.gol.en’se. N.L. neut. adj. mongolense, pertaining to Inner Mongolia, the region where the bacteria were isolated [probably better: mongoliense]
Type strain: ATCC BAA-116; CIP 106112; HAMBI 2349; LMG 19141; USDA 1844
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16S rRNA gene: U89817 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: van Berkum P, Beyene D, Bao G, Campbell TA, Eardly BD. Rhizobium mongolense sp. nov. is one of three rhizobial genotypes identified which nodulate and form nitrogen-fixing symbioses with Medicago ruthenica [(L.) Ledebour]. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:13-22.
IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 48, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:629.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
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Rhizobium mongolense subsp. loessense (Wei et al. 2003) Hördt et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Rhizobium mongolense subsp. mongolense (Van Berkum et al. 1998) Hördt et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Rhizobium Frank 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: van Berkum P, Beyene D, Bao G, Campbell TA, Eardly BD. Rhizobium mongolense sp. nov. is one of three rhizobial genotypes identified which nodulate and form nitrogen-fixing symbioses with Medicago ruthenica [(L.) Ledebour]. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:13-22.
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Record number: 784766