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Species Rhizobium multihospitium
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
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
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 (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Emendations:
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Hördt et al. 2020
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.
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.
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Hördt et al. 2020
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.
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.01685 (N = 16).
- 😷 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 9 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as 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:
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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Record number: 787470
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