Name: Sinorhizobium terangae corrig. De Lajudie et al. 1994

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: te.ran’gae. N.L. n. terenga, hospitality (from West African Wolof n. terenga, hospitality); N.L. gen. fem. n. terangae, of hospitality, intended to mean that this species is isolated from different host plants

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … te-RAN-ga͡e, neuter

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

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

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. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 44, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:199-200.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Ensifer terangae (De Lajudie et al. 1994) Young 2003

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

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

• Notes:
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • ❗ Sinorhizobium terangae 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.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 7 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 Listed as teranga in the notification list. Publication: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 44, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:199-200.
  • 🧍 On page 732, the type strain is erroneously designated as LMG 7854. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷
  • 🧍 Nom. corrig.: IJSB 47:909; Sinorhizobium teranga (sic). 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. 🇩🇪
  • 🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet, teranga (sic), has been corrected by Trüper and De’ Clari 1997. 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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