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Rhizobium
Frank 1889 (Approved Lists 1980) nom. cons.
(prokaryote)
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Entity:
Rhizobiaceae (Family)
..Affinirhizobium (Genus)
..Agrobacterium (Genus)
..Aliirhizobium (Genus)
..Allopararhizobium (Genus)
..Allorhizobium (Genus)
..Ciceribacter (Genus)
..Ectorhizobium (Genus)
..Endobacterium (Genus)
..Ensifer (Genus)
..Ferirhizobium (Genus)
..Ferranicluibacter (Genus)
..Flavimaribacter (Genus)
..Gellertiella (Genus)
..Georhizobium (Genus)
..Heterorhizobium (Genus)
..Hoeflea (Genus)
..Lentilitoribacter (Genus)
..Liberibacter (Candidatus)
..Liberibacter (Genus)
..Martelella (Genus)
..Mycoplana (Genus)
..Neorhizobium (Genus)
..Onobrychidicola (Genus)
..Oryzifoliimicrobium (Genus)
..Paramartelella (Genus)
..Pararhizobium (Genus)
..Pseudohoeflea (Genus)
..Pseudorhizobium (Genus)
..Reichenowia (Candidatus)
..Shinella (Genus)
..Rhizobium (Genus)
....Rhizobium alamii (Species)
....Rhizobium cellulosilyticum (Species)
....Rhizobium daejeonense (Species)
....Rhizobium etli (Species)
....Rhizobium fabae (Species)
....Rhizobium galegae (Species)
....Rhizobium gallicum (Species)
....Rhizobium giardinii (Species)
....Rhizobium hainanense (Species)
....Rhizobium huautlense (Species)
....Rhizobium indigoferae (Species)
....Rhizobium larrymoorei (Species)
....Rhizobium leguminosarum (Species)
....Rhizobium loessense (Species)
....Rhizobium lupini (Species)
....Rhizobium lusitanum (Species)
....Rhizobium miluonense (Species)
....Rhizobium mongolense (Species)
....Rhizobium multihospitium (Species)
....Rhizobium oryzae (Species)
....Rhizobium phaseoli (Species)
....Rhizobium pisi (Species)
....Rhizobium radiobacter (Species)
....Rhizobium rhizogenes (Species)
....Rhizobium rubi (Species)
....Rhizobium selenitireducens (Species)
....Rhizobium sullae (Species)
....Rhizobium trifolii (Species)
....Rhizobium tropici (Species)
....Rhizobium undicola (Species)
....Rhizobium vitis (Species)
....Rhizobium yanglingense (Species)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
Frank, 1889/1980, nom. approb., nom. cons.
Etymology
Derived name
:
Allorhizobium
(Genus)
de Lajudie
et al.
1998
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [20 Apr 2026].
Derived name
:
Azorhizobium
(Genus)
Dreyfus
et al.
1988
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [20 Apr 2026].
Derived name
:
Ectorhizobium
(Genus)
Ma
et al.
2023 nom. inval.
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [20 Apr 2026].
Derived name
:
Georhizobium
(Genus)
Cao
et al.
2020
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [20 Apr 2026].
Derived name
:
Heterorhizobium
(Genus)
Ma
et al.
2025
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [20 Apr 2026].
Derived name
:
Mesorhizobium
(Genus)
Jarvis
et al.
1997
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [19 Apr 2026].
Derived name
:
Neorhizobium
(Genus)
Mousavi
et al.
2015
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [20 Apr 2026].
Derived name
:
Pararhizobium
(Genus)
Mousavi
et al.
2016
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [20 Apr 2026].
Derived name
:
Pseudorhizobium
(Genus)
Kimes
et al.
2017
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [20 Apr 2026].
Attributes
Approved name (Approved Lists: nom. approb.) [ICNP, 2019: Rules 24a, 33b]
Ref:
Approved Lists, 1980.
Conserved name (nom. cons.) [ICNP, 2022: Rule 56b]
Ref:
S.P. Lapage et al. (eds.), 1992. ICNB
: Appendix 4, List 2.
Types
Type of
:
Rhizobiaceae
(Family)
Conn 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [20 Apr 2026].
Type, by monotypy
:
Rhizobium leguminosarum
(Frank 1879) Frank 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)
Synonyms
Including
:
Agrobacterium
(Genus)
Conn 1942 (Approved Lists 1980) nom. cons.
Ref:
G.M. Garrity et al., 2007
: 91.
Including
:
Allorhizobium
(Genus)
de Lajudie
et al.
1998
Ref:
G.M. Garrity et al., 2007
: 91.
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