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Species Rhizobium viscosum
Name: Rhizobium viscosum (Gasdorf et al. 1965) Flores-Félix et al. 2017
Basonym: Arthrobacter viscosus Gasdorf et al. 1965 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: vis.co’sum. L. neut. adj. viscosum, because of its thread-forming, adherent colonies
Pronunciation, gender: wis-KO-sum, neuter
Type strain: ATCC 19584; CECT 908; CIP 82.105; DSM 7307; JCM 11566; LMG 16473; NRRL B-1973
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ639832
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Flores-Felix JD, Ramirez-Bahena MH, Salazar S, Peix A, Velazquez E. Reclassification of Arthrobacter viscosus as Rhizobium viscosum comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1789-1792. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3137-3139.
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 Arthrobacter viscosus Gasdorf et al. 1965 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.08781 (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 3 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 risk group of the genus.
Parent taxon: Rhizobium Frank 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Flores-Felix JD, Ramirez-Bahena MH, Salazar S, Peix A, Velazquez E. Reclassification of Arthrobacter viscosus as Rhizobium viscosum comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1789-1792.
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Record number: 795460
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