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Species Rhizobium terrae

Name: Rhizobium terrae Ruan et al. 2021

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ter’rae. L. gen. fem. n. terrae, of soil, referring to the isolation source of the type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: rhi-ZO-bi-um TER-ra͡e, neuter

Type strain: CCTCC AB 2018075; KCTC 62418; NAU 18

16S rRNA gene: MH244125 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Ruan ZP, Cao WM, Zhang X, Liu JT, Zhu JC, Hu B, Jiang JD. Rhizobium terrae sp. nov., Isolated from an Oil-Contaminated Soil in China. Curr Microbiol 2020; 77:1117-1124. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 201. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4943.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.08513 (N = 15).
    • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 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: Ruan ZP, Cao WM, Zhang X, Liu JT, Zhu JC, Hu B, Jiang JD. Rhizobium terrae sp. nov., Isolated from an Oil-Contaminated Soil in China. Curr Microbiol 2020; 77:1117-1124. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 22619