Name: Sinorhizobium xinjiangensis Chen et al. 1988

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: si-no-r^hi-ZO-bi-um xin-jian͡g-EN-sis, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 49357; CCBAU 110; DSM 5852; HAMBI 1673; ICMP 11141; JCM 21035; LMG 17930; NBRC 100018

16S rRNA gene: AF250354 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Chen WX, Yan GH, Li JL. Numerical taxonomic study of fast-growing soybean rhizobia and a proposal that Rhizobium fredii be assigned to Sinorhizobium gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:392-397. 🇨🇳

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling

Correct name: Sinorhizobium xinjiangense corrig. Chen et al. 1988

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Sinorhizobium xinjiangense corrig. Chen et al. 1988	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
    Ensifer fredii (Scholla and Elkan 1984) Young 2003	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Rhizobium fredii Scholla and Elkan 1984	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Sinorhizobium fredii (Scholla and Elkan 1984) Chen et al. 1988	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Ensifer xinjiangensis (Chen et al. 1988) Young 2003	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Martens et al. (2008), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Ensifer fredii (Scholla and Elkan 1984) Young 2003. Publication: Martens M, Dawyndt P, Coopman R, Gillis M, De Vos P, Willems A. Advantages of multilocus sequence analysis for taxonomic studies: a case study using 10 housekeeping genes in the genus Ensifer (including former Sinorhizobium). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:200-214. 🇧🇪
  • ⏲ According to Martens et al. (2008), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Rhizobium fredii Scholla and Elkan 1984. Publication: Martens M, Dawyndt P, Coopman R, Gillis M, De Vos P, Willems A. Advantages of multilocus sequence analysis for taxonomic studies: a case study using 10 housekeeping genes in the genus Ensifer (including former Sinorhizobium). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:200-214. 🇧🇪
  • ⏲ According to Martens et al. (2008), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Sinorhizobium fredii (Scholla and Elkan 1984) Chen et al. 1988. Publication: Martens M, Dawyndt P, Coopman R, Gillis M, De Vos P, Willems A. Advantages of multilocus sequence analysis for taxonomic studies: a case study using 10 housekeeping genes in the genus Ensifer (including former Sinorhizobium). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:200-214. 🇧🇪
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 Nom. corrig.: IJSB 48:1073. Publication: Euzéby JP. Taxonomic note: necessary correction of specific and subspecific epithets according to Rules 12c and 13b of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria (1990 Revision). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1998; 48:1073-1075. 🇫🇷

Parent taxon: Sinorhizobium Chen et al. 1988

Assigned by: Chen WX, Yan GH, Li JL. Numerical taxonomic study of fast-growing soybean rhizobia and a proposal that Rhizobium fredii be assigned to Sinorhizobium gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:392-397. 🇨🇳

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