Name: Rhizobium multihospitium Han et al. 2008
Etymology: mul.ti.ho.spi’ti.um. L. masc. adj. multus, many, numerous; L. masc. n. hospes (gen. hospitis), he who entertains a stranger, a host; N.L. gen. masc. pl. adj. multihospitium, of numerous hosts, referring to the isolation of the bacterium from various legume species [probably better: multihospitum]
Type strain: CCBAU 83401; DSM 21814; HAMBI 2975; LMG 23946
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16S rRNA gene: EF035074 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Han TX, Wang ET, Wu LJ, Chen WF, Gu JG, Gu CT, Tian CF, Chen WX. Rhizobium multihospitium sp. nov., isolated from multiple legume species native of Xinjiang, China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1693-1699.
IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2247-2248.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Rhizobium Frank 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Han TX, Wang ET, Wu LJ, Chen WF, Gu JG, Gu CT, Tian CF, Chen WX. Rhizobium multihospitium sp. nov., isolated from multiple legume species native of Xinjiang, China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1693-1699.
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