Name: Sinorhizobium sojae (Li et al. 2011) Kuzmanović et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Ensifer sojae Li et al. 2011

Etymology: so’jae. N.L. gen. fem. n. sojae, of soja, referring to the source of isolation

Pronunciation, gender: SO-ja͡e, neuter

Type strain: CCBAU 5684; HAMBI 3098; LMG 25493

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: GU593061 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 sojae Li et al. 2011

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Ensifer sojae Li et al. 2011	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Sinorhizobium sojae 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.
  • 🧍 See also Tian et al. (2012). Publication: Tian CF, Zhou YJ, Zhang YM, Li QQ, Zhang YZ, Li DF, Wang S, Wang J, Gilbert LB, Li YR, et al. Comparative genomics of rhizobia nodulating soybean suggests extensive recruitment of lineage-specific genes in adaptations. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012; 109:8629-8634.

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: 29163