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Species Rhizobium rosettiformans
Name: Rhizobium rosettiformans Kaur et al. 2011
Etymology: ro.set.ti.for’mans. N.L. fem. n. rosetta, rosette; from L. fem. n. rosa, rose; L. pres. part. formans, forming; N.L. neut. part. adj. rosettiformans, rosette-forming, referring to the ability of the organism to form rosette-shaped structures
Pronunciation, gender: ro-set-ti-FOR-mans, neuter
Type strain: CCM 7583; DSM 26376; MTCC 9454; W3
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
EU781656
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Kaur J, Verma M, Lal R. Rhizobium rosettiformans sp. nov., isolated from a hexachlorocyclohexane dump site, and reclassification of Blastobacter aggregatus Hirsch and Muller 1986 as Rhizobium aggregatum comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1218-1225. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1765-1766.
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 "Peteryoungia rosettiformans" (Kaur et al. 2011) Rahi et al. 2021 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.07297 (N = 12).
- 😷 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 12 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:
Kaur J, Verma M, Lal R. Rhizobium rosettiformans sp. nov., isolated from a hexachlorocyclohexane dump site, and reclassification of Blastobacter aggregatus Hirsch and Muller 1986 as Rhizobium aggregatum comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1218-1225.
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Record number: 789214
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