Name: "Schinzia leguminosarum" Frank 1879

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: le.gu.mi.no.sa.rum. N.L. gen. fem. pl. n. leguminosarum, of Leguminosae (the former systematic family name of the legumes)

Nomenclatural type: 3Hoq18; ATCC 10004; LMG 14904; USDA 2370

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Original publication: Frank B. Über die Parasiten in den Wurzelanschwellungen der Papilionaceen. Berichte der Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft 1879; 37:394-399.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Rhizobium leguminosarum (Frank 1879) Frank 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Rhizobium trifolii Dangeard 1926 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Rhizobium leguminosarum (Frank 1879) Frank 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Rhizobium indigoferae Wei et al. 2002	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Menendez et al. (2024), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Rhizobium indigoferae Wei et al. 2002. Publication: Menéndez E, Flores-Félix JD, Kaur S, diCenzo GC, Young JPW, Peix A, Velázquez E. Reclassification of type strains of Rhizobium indigoferae and Sinorhizobium kummerowiae into the species Rhizobium leguminosarum and Sinorhizobium meliloti, respectively. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 2024; 74:0. 🇪🇸
  • ⏰ According to Ramirez-Bahena et al. (2008), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Rhizobium trifolii Dangeard 1926 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Ramirez-Bahena MH, Garcia-Fraile P, Peix A, Valverde A, Rivas R, Igual JM, Mateos PF, Martinez-Molina E, Velazquez E. Revision of the taxonomic status of the species Rhizobium leguminosarum (Frank 1879) Frank 1889AL, Rhizobium phaseoli Dangeard 1926AL and Rhizobium trifolii Dangeard 1926AL. R. trifolii is a later synonym of R. leguminosarum. Reclassification of the strain R. leguminosarum DSM 30132 (=NCIMB 11478) as Rhizobium pisi sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2484-2490. 🇪🇸
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6494.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 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.

Parent taxon: [Schinzia]

Assigned by: Frank B. Über die Parasiten in den Wurzelanschwellungen der Papilionaceen. Berichte der Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft 1879; 37:394-399.

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Record number: 4236