Name: Sinorhizobium garamanticum (Merabet et al. 2010) Kuzmanović et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Ensifer garamanticus Merabet et al. 2010

Etymology: ga.ra.man’ti.cum. N.L. neut. adj. garamanticum, pertaining to Garamante, Garamantian, the country of Garamantes, from which the strains were isolated

Pronunciation, gender: ga-ra-MAN-ti-kum, neuter

Type strain: CIP 109916; LMG 24692; NBRC 107849; ORS 1400

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB682669 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 garamanticus Merabet et al. 2010

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Ensifer garamanticus Merabet et al. 2010	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Sinorhizobium garamanticum 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 2 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: 29149