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Species Rhizobium radiobacter
Name: Rhizobium radiobacter (Beijerinck and van Delden 1902) Young et al. 2001
Basonym: "Bacillus radiobacter" Beijerinck and van Delden 1902
Etymology: ra.di.o.bac.ter. L. masc. n. radius, a beam or ray; L. v. radio, pertaining to radiation; N.L. masc. n. bacter, a rod, staff; N.L. masc. n. radiobacter, ray rod (nominative in apposition)
Type strain: ATCC 19358; CIP 104325; DSM 30147; HAMBI 1814; IAM 12048; ICMP 5785; IFO 13532; JCM 20371; LMG 140; NBRC 13532; NCCB 27005; NCIB 9042; NCIMB 9042; NCPPB 3001
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB247615
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Young JM, Kuykendall LD, Martinez-Romero E, Kerr A, Sawada H. A revision of Rhizobium Frank 1889, with an emended description of the genus, and the inclusion of all species of Agrobacterium Conn 1942 and Allorhizobium undicola de Lajudie et al. 1998 as new combinations: Rhizobium radiobacter, R. rhizogenes, R. rubi, R. undicola and R. vitis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:89-103. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:269.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Agrobacterium radiobacter (Beijerinck and van Delden 1902) Conn 1942 (Approved Lists 1980)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Bacillus radiobacter" Beijerinck and van Delden 1902 homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists Beijerinckia fluminensis Döbereiner and Ruschel 1958 (Approved Lists 1980) heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Agrobacterium radiobacter (Beijerinck and van Delden 1902) Conn 1942 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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⏰ According to Oggerin et al. (2009), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Beijerinckia fluminensis Döbereiner and Ruschel 1958 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Oggerin M, Arahal DR, Rubio V, Marin I. Identification of Beijerinckia fluminensis strains CIP 106281T and UQM 1685T as Rhizobium radiobacter strains, and proposal of Beijerinckia doebereinerae sp. nov. to accommodate Beijerinckia fluminensis LMG 2819. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2323-2328.
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⏰ According to Sawada et al. (1993), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Bacterium tumefaciens" Smith and Townsend 1907.
Publication:
Sawada H, Ieki H, Oyaizu H, Matsumoto S. Proposal for rejection of Agrobacterium tumefaciens and revised descriptions for the genus Agrobacterium and for Agrobacterium radiobacter and Agrobacterium rhizogenes. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:694-702.
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⏰ According to Sawada et al. (1993), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Agrobacterium tumefaciens (Smith and Townsend 1907) Conn 1942 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Sawada H, Ieki H, Oyaizu H, Matsumoto S. Proposal for rejection of Agrobacterium tumefaciens and revised descriptions for the genus Agrobacterium and for Agrobacterium radiobacter and Agrobacterium rhizogenes. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:694-702.
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⏰ According to Velazqüz et al. (2020), this species is not an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Bacterium tumefaciens" Smith and Townsend 1907.
Publication:
Velazquez E, Flores-Felix JD, Sanchez-Juanes F, Igual JM, Peix A. Strain ATCC 4720T is the authentic type strain of Agrobacterium tumefaciens, which is not a later heterotypic synonym of Agrobacterium radiobacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5172-5176.
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⏰ According to Velazqüz et al. (2020), this species is not an earlier heterotypic synonym of Agrobacterium tumefaciens (Smith and Townsend 1907) Conn 1942 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Velazquez E, Flores-Felix JD, Sanchez-Juanes F, Igual JM, Peix A. Strain ATCC 4720T is the authentic type strain of Agrobacterium tumefaciens, which is not a later heterotypic synonym of Agrobacterium radiobacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5172-5176.
- ❗ Rhizobium radiobacter 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 Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2". — 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 - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 189 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
- 🧍 Plant pathogenic according to Bull et al. (2007). Publication: Bull CT, De Boer SH, Denny TP, Firrao G, Fischer Le Saux M, Saddler GS, Scortichini M, Stead DE, Takikawa Y. Comprehensive list of names of plant pathogenic bacteria, 1980-2007. Journal of Plant Pathology 2010; 92:551-592.
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🧍 The new combination Rhizobium radiobacter (Beijerinck and van Delden 1902) Young et al. 2001 also encompasses the strains previously allocated to Agrobacterium tumefaciens (Smith and Townsend 1907) Conn 1942 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Conn HJ. Validity of the Genus Alcaligenes. J Bacteriol 1942; 44:353-360.
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⏰ According to Oggerin et al. (2009), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Beijerinckia fluminensis Döbereiner and Ruschel 1958 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Oggerin M, Arahal DR, Rubio V, Marin I. Identification of Beijerinckia fluminensis strains CIP 106281T and UQM 1685T as Rhizobium radiobacter strains, and proposal of Beijerinckia doebereinerae sp. nov. to accommodate Beijerinckia fluminensis LMG 2819. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2323-2328.
Parent taxon: Rhizobium Frank 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Young JM, Kuykendall LD, Martinez-Romero E, Kerr A, Sawada H. A revision of Rhizobium Frank 1889, with an emended description of the genus, and the inclusion of all species of Agrobacterium Conn 1942 and Allorhizobium undicola de Lajudie et al. 1998 as new combinations: Rhizobium radiobacter, R. rhizogenes, R. rubi, R. undicola and R. vitis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:89-103.
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