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Species Rhizobium nepotum
Name: Rhizobium nepotum Puławska et al. 2012
Etymology: ne.po.tum. L. gen. masc. pl. n. nepotum, of nephews, isolated in Poland and Hungary and reflecting the common Polish and Hungarian historical relationship, i.e. Polish and Hungarian are two nephews
Type strain: 39/7; CFBP 7436; DSM 29844; HAMBI 3456; LMG 26435
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
FR870231
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Pulawska J, Willems A, De Meyer SE, Sule S. Rhizobium nepotum sp. nov. isolated from tumors on different plant species. Syst Appl Microbiol 2012; 35:215-220. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 147. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2045-2047.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Agrobacterium nepotum (Puławska et al. 2012) Mousavi et al. 2016
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Agrobacterium nepotum (Puławska et al. 2012) Mousavi et al. 2016 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Rhizobium nepotum 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 = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "p". — 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 5 times 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 risk group of other species in the genus.
- 🧍 Plant pathogenic according to Bull et al. (2014). Publication: Bull CT, De Boer SH, Denny TP, Firrao G, Fischer Le Saux M, Saddler GS, Scortichini M, Stead DE, Takikawa Y. List of new names of plant pathogenic bacteria (2011-2012). Journal of Plant Pathology 2014; 96:223-226. 🇺🇸
Parent taxon: Rhizobium Frank 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Pulawska J, Willems A, De Meyer SE, Sule S. Rhizobium nepotum sp. nov. isolated from tumors on different plant species. Syst Appl Microbiol 2012; 35:215-220. 🇵🇱
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Record number: 790042
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