Name: Sinorhizobium alkalisoli (Li et al. 2016) Kuzmanović et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Ensifer alkalisoli Li et al. 2016

Etymology: al.ka.li’so.li. N.L. neut. n. alkali, alkali (from Arabic al-qaliy) (indeclinable); L. neut. n. solum, soil (can be noun or adjective); N.L. gen. neut. n. alkalisoli, of alkaline soil, referring to the saline-alkali soil where the bacterium was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: al-ka-LI-so-li, neuter

Type strain: HAMBI 3655; LMG 29286; YIC 4027

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16S rRNA gene: KX668272 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kuzmanovic N, Fagorzi C, Mengoni A, Lassalle F, diCenzo GC. Taxonomy of Rhizobiaceae revisited: proposal of a new framework for genus delimitation. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5243.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 72, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5393.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Ensifer alkalisoli Li et al. 2016

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Ensifer alkalisoli Li et al. 2016	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Sinorhizobium alkalisoli is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Sinorhizobium.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Sinorhizobium Chen et al. 1988

Assigned by: Kuzmanovic N, Fagorzi C, Mengoni A, Lassalle F, diCenzo GC. Taxonomy of Rhizobiaceae revisited: proposal of a new framework for genus delimitation. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5243.

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Record number: 29160