Name: Rhizobium mongolense subsp. mongolense (Van Berkum et al. 1998) Hördt et al. 2020

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov. (rule 40d)

Basonym: Rhizobium mongolense Van Berkum et al. 1998

Etymology: mon.gol.en’se. N.L. neut. adj. mongolense, referring to Mongolia [probably better: mongoliense]

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC BAA-116; CIP 106112; HAMBI 2349; LMG 19141; USDA 1844

See detailed strain information at

Effective publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 194. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4043-4049.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 📠 This subspecies was automatically created by the valid publication of Rhizobium mongolense subsp. loessense (Wei et al. 2003) Hördt et al. 2020 according to rule 40d. Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.

Parent taxon: Rhizobium mongolense Van Berkum et al. 1998

Assigned by: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.

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Record number: 11148