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Species Variovorax palleresanus
Name: Variovorax palleresanus Comas et al. 2026
Etymology: pal.le.re.sa’nus. N.L. masc. adj. palleresanus, derived from the name Pallarés, in honour of Joan Pallarés, who founded AFEPASA in 1893, the company responsible for the isolation of this bacterium
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … pal-le-re-SA-nus, masculine
Type strain: AFSI 2.2; CECT 31217; CIP 112526
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
PQ725731
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Comas C, Peix A, Garcia-Seco D, Arola-Arnal A, Campillo-Brocal JC. Variovorax palleresanus sp. nov., a novel plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium isolated from sulphur-rich soil in Spain. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7057. 
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Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-02-10.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of other species in the genus.
Parent taxon: Variovorax Willems et al. 1991
Assigned by:
Comas C, Peix A, Garcia-Seco D, Arola-Arnal A, Campillo-Brocal JC. Variovorax palleresanus sp. nov., a novel plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium isolated from sulphur-rich soil in Spain. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7057. 🇪🇸
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Record number: 70756
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