Name: Sinorhizobium teranga De Lajudie et al. 1994

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 51692; DSM 11282; HAMBI 220; ICMP 13649; LMG 7834; NBRC 100385; ORS 1009

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16S rRNA gene: X68388 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: De Lajudie P, Willems A, Pot B, Dewettinck D, Maestrojuan G, Neyra M, Collins MD, Dreyfus B, Kersters K, Gillis M. Polyphasic taxonomy of rhizobia: emendation of the genus Sinorhizobium and description of Sinorhizobium meliloti comb. nov., Sinorhizobium saheli sp. nov., and Sinorhizobium teranga sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1994; 44:715-733.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling

Correct name: Sinorhizobium terangae corrig. De Lajudie et al. 1994

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Ensifer terangae (De Lajudie et al. 1994) Young 2003	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Sinorhizobium terangae corrig. De Lajudie et al. 1994	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 Nom. corrig.: IJSB 47:909. Publication: Trüper HG, De' Clari L. Taxonomic note: Necessary correction of specific epithets formed as substantives (nouns) "in apposition". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:908-909.

Parent taxon: Sinorhizobium Chen et al. 1988

Assigned by: De Lajudie P, Willems A, Pot B, Dewettinck D, Maestrojuan G, Neyra M, Collins MD, Dreyfus B, Kersters K, Gillis M. Polyphasic taxonomy of rhizobia: emendation of the genus Sinorhizobium and description of Sinorhizobium meliloti comb. nov., Sinorhizobium saheli sp. nov., and Sinorhizobium teranga sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1994; 44:715-733.

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