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Species Rhizobium rhizophilum

Name: Rhizobium rhizophilum Gao et al. 2020

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: rhi.zo’phi.lum. Gr. fem. n. rhiza, root; Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. neut. adj. rhizophilum, root-loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: rhi-ZO-bi-um rhi-ZO-phi-lum, neuter

Type strain: 7209-2; CGMCC 1.15691; DSM 103161

16S rRNA gene: KX017286 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Gao JL, Wang LW, Xue J, Tong S, Peng G, Sun YC, Zhang X, Sun JG. Rhizobium rhizophilum sp. nov., an indole acetic acid-producing bacterium isolated from rape (Brassica napus L.) rhizosphere soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5019-5025. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:6021-6023.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 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: Rhizobium Frank 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Gao JL, Wang LW, Xue J, Tong S, Peng G, Sun YC, Zhang X, Sun JG. Rhizobium rhizophilum sp. nov., an indole acetic acid-producing bacterium isolated from rape (Brassica napus L.) rhizosphere soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5019-5025. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 13777