Species Terribium retamae

Name: Terribium retamae (Ben Gaied et al. 2024) Van Lill et al. 2026

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Mesorhizobium retamae Ben Gaied et al. 2024

Etymology: re.ta’mae. N.L. gen. fem. n. retamae, of Retama, a genus of leguminous plants, referring to the host from which the type strain was isolated

Gender: neuter

Type strain: CECT 30767; DSM 112841; IRAMC:0171

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16S rRNA gene: ON598642 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: van Lill M, Venter SN, Palmer M, Beukes CW, Steenkamp ET. A comprehensive genome-centred taxonomy for agrobacteria and rhizobia in the Bartonellaceae and Rhizobiaceae families. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7125. 🇿🇦

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 76, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7223.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Mesorhizobium retamae Ben Gaied et al. 2024

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Mesorhizobium retamae Ben Gaied et al. 2024	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Terribium retamae 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 Terribium.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-05-14.

Parent taxon: Terribium Li et al. 2025

Assigned by: van Lill M, Venter SN, Palmer M, Beukes CW, Steenkamp ET. A comprehensive genome-centred taxonomy for agrobacteria and rhizobia in the Bartonellaceae and Rhizobiaceae families. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7125. 🇿🇦

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