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Species Rhizobium skierniewicense
Name: Rhizobium skierniewicense Puławska et al. 2012
Etymology: skier.nie.wi.cen’se. N.L. neut. adj. skierniewicense, of or belonging to Skierniewice, the town in Poland where the type strain was isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … skier-nie-wi-KEN-se, neuter
Type strain: CFBP 7420; Ch11; DSM 26438; HAMBI 3460; LMG 26191
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
HQ823551
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Pulawska J, Willems A, Sobiczewski P. Rhizobium skierniewicense sp. nov., isolated from tumours on chrysanthemum and cherry plum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:895-899. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1446-1447.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Agrobacterium skierniewicense (Puławska et al. 2012) Mousavi et al. 2016
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Agrobacterium skierniewicense (Puławska et al. 2012) Mousavi et al. 2016 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Rhizobium skierniewicense 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 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 2 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, Sobiczewski P. Rhizobium skierniewicense sp. nov., isolated from tumours on chrysanthemum and cherry plum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:895-899. 🇵🇱
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Record number: 789803
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