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Species Rhizobium pakistanense
Name: Rhizobium pakistanense corrig. Khalid et al. 2015
Etymology: pa.kis.ta.nen’se. N.L. neut. adj. pakistanense, pertaining to Pakistan, where the organism was isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … pa-kis-ta-NEN-se, neuter
Type strain: BN-19; CCBAU 101086; LMG 27895
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB854065
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Khalid R, Zhang YJ, Ali S, Sui XH, Zhang XX, Amara U, Chen WX, Hayat R. Rhizobium pakistanensis sp. nov., isolated from groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) nodules grown in rainfed Pothwar, Pakistan. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2015; 107:281-290. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 166. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3763-3767.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Rhizobium pakistanensis Khalid et al. 2015 other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
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Notes:
- 😷 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 1 time 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.
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🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet, pakistanensis (sic), has been corrected on validation.
Publication:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 166. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3763-3767.
Parent taxon: Rhizobium Frank 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Khalid R, Zhang YJ, Ali S, Sui XH, Zhang XX, Amara U, Chen WX, Hayat R. Rhizobium pakistanensis sp. nov., isolated from groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) nodules grown in rainfed Pothwar, Pakistan. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2015; 107:281-290. 🇵🇰
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Record number: 793388
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