Name: Rhizobium selenitireducens corrig. Hunter et al. 2008
Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.
Etymology: se.le.ni.ti.re.du’cens. N.L. masc. n. selenis, selenite; L. pres. part. reducens, converting to a different state; N.L. neut. part. adj. selenitireducens, selenite reducing, referring to the organism's ability to reduce the selenium oxyanion selenite to elemental selenium
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: rhi-ZO-bi-um se-le-ni-ti-re-DU-kens, neuter
Type strain: ATCC BAA-1503; B 1; DSM 25108; LMG 24075; NRRL B-41997
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
EF440185
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Hunter WJ, Kuykendall LD, Manter DK. Rhizobium selenireducens sp. nov.: a selenite-reducing alpha-Proteobacteria isolated from a bioreactor. Curr Microbiol 2007; 55:455-460. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 121. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1057.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
| Name | Kind |
|---|---|
| Paenirhizobium selenitireducens (Hunter et al. 2008) Ma et al. 2025 | homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
| Rhizobium selenireducens Hunter et al. 2008 | other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling |
| Ciceribacter selenitireducens (Hunter et al. 2008) Rahi et al. 2021 | homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
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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.
Parent taxon: Rhizobium Frank 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Hunter WJ, Kuykendall LD, Manter DK. Rhizobium selenireducens sp. nov.: a selenite-reducing alpha-Proteobacteria isolated from a bioreactor. Curr Microbiol 2007; 55:455-460. 🇺🇸
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