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Species Rhizobium terrae
Name: Rhizobium terrae Ruan et al. 2021
Etymology: ter’rae. L. gen. fem. n. terrae, of soil, referring to the isolation source of the type strain
Pronunciation, gender: TER-ra͡e, neuter
Type strain: CCTCC AB 2018075; KCTC 62418; NAU 18
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MH244125
Analyse
FASTA
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)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Neorhizobium terrae" (Ruan et al. 2021) Ma et al. 2023 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.08513 (N = 13).
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time 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:
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
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