Name: Shinella kummerowiae Lin et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: kum.me.ro’wi.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. kummerowiae, of Kummerowia, a genus of leguminous plants, referring to the host from which the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: s͡hi-NEL-la kum-me-RO-wi-a͡e, feminine

Type strain: CCBAU 25048; DSM 19334; DSM 21818; JCM 14778; LMG 24136

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF070131 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lin DX, Wang ET, Tang H, Han TX, He YR, Guan SH, Chen WX. Shinella kummerowiae sp. nov., a symbiotic bacterium isolated from root nodules of the herbal legume Kummerowia stipulacea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1409-1413. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1995-1996.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.08302 (N = 14).
  • 😷 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 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Shinella An et al. 2006

Assigned by: Lin DX, Wang ET, Tang H, Han TX, He YR, Guan SH, Chen WX. Shinella kummerowiae sp. nov., a symbiotic bacterium isolated from root nodules of the herbal legume Kummerowia stipulacea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1409-1413. 🇨🇳

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