Name: "Sinorhizobium adhaerens" Willems et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ad’hae.rens. L. part. adj. adhaerens, adherent

Gender: neuter

Type strain: A; ATCC 33212; JCM 21105; LMG 20216; NBRC 100388

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Original publication: Willems A, Fernandez-Lopez M, Munoz-Adelantado E, Goris J, De Vos P, Martinez-Romero E, Toro N, Gillis M. Description of new Ensifer strains from nodules and proposal to transfer Ensifer adhaerens Casida 1982 to Sinorhizobium as Sinorhizobium adhaerens comb. nov. Request for an opinion. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1207-1217.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Correct name: Ensifer adhaerens Casida 1982

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Ensifer adhaerens Casida 1982	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • According to Wang et al. (2013), this species is not an earlier heterotypic synonym of Ensifer morelense (Wang et al. 2002) Wang et al. 2015. Publication: Wang YC, Wang F, Hou BC, Wang ET, Chen WF, Sui XH, Chen WX, Li Y, Zhang YB. Proposal of Ensifer psoraleae sp. nov., Ensifer sesbaniae sp. nov., Ensifer morelense comb. nov. and Ensifer americanum comb. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:467-473.
  • According to Wang et al. (2013), this species is not an earlier heterotypic synonym of Sinorhizobium morelense Wang et al. 2002. Publication: Wang YC, Wang F, Hou BC, Wang ET, Chen WF, Sui XH, Chen WX, Li Y, Zhang YB. Proposal of Ensifer psoraleae sp. nov., Ensifer sesbaniae sp. nov., Ensifer morelense comb. nov. and Ensifer americanum comb. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:467-473.
  • According to Wang et al. (2013), this species is not an earlier heterotypic synonym of Ensifer morelensis corrig. (Wang et al. 2002) Wang et al. 2015. Publication: Wang YC, Wang F, Hou BC, Wang ET, Chen WF, Sui XH, Chen WX, Li Y, Zhang YB. Proposal of Ensifer psoraleae sp. nov., Ensifer sesbaniae sp. nov., Ensifer morelense comb. nov. and Ensifer americanum comb. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:467-473.
  • According to Young (2003), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Ensifer morelense (Wang et al. 2002) Wang et al. 2015. Publication: Young JM. The genus name Ensifer Casida 1982 takes priority over Sinorhizobium Chen et al. 1988, and Sinorhizobium morelense Wang et al. 2002 is a later synonym of Ensifer adhaerens Casida 1982. Is the combination "Sinorhizobium adhaerens" (Casida 1982) Willems et al. 2003 legitimate? Request for an Opinion. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:2107-2110.
  • According to Young (2003), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Sinorhizobium morelense Wang et al. 2002. Publication: Young JM. The genus name Ensifer Casida 1982 takes priority over Sinorhizobium Chen et al. 1988, and Sinorhizobium morelense Wang et al. 2002 is a later synonym of Ensifer adhaerens Casida 1982. Is the combination "Sinorhizobium adhaerens" (Casida 1982) Willems et al. 2003 legitimate? Request for an Opinion. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:2107-2110.
  • According to Young (2003), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Ensifer morelensis corrig. (Wang et al. 2002) Wang et al. 2015. Publication: Young JM. The genus name Ensifer Casida 1982 takes priority over Sinorhizobium Chen et al. 1988, and Sinorhizobium morelense Wang et al. 2002 is a later synonym of Ensifer adhaerens Casida 1982. Is the combination "Sinorhizobium adhaerens" (Casida 1982) Willems et al. 2003 legitimate? Request for an Opinion. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:2107-2110.
  • Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 162. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:741-744.
  • Regarded as not validly published. Publication: Parker CT, Tindall BJ, Garrity GM. International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:S1-S111.

Parent taxon: Sinorhizobium Chen et al. 1988

Assigned by: Willems A, Fernandez-Lopez M, Munoz-Adelantado E, Goris J, De Vos P, Martinez-Romero E, Toro N, Gillis M. Description of new Ensifer strains from nodules and proposal to transfer Ensifer adhaerens Casida 1982 to Sinorhizobium as Sinorhizobium adhaerens comb. nov. Request for an opinion. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1207-1217.

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