Mesorhizobium

J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Genus Mesorhizobium

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Number of species cited in this file: 22
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").

Mesorhizobium Jarvis et al. 1997, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Mesorhizobium loti (Jarvis et al. 1982) Jarvis et al. 1997.
Etymology: Gr. adj. mesos, middle; N.L. neut. n. Rhizobium, bacterial generic name; N.L. neut. n. Mesorhizobium, the meso-growing rhizobium, referring to the growth rate intermediate between those of the genera Rhizobium and Bradyrhizobium.
Reference: JARVIS (B.D.W.), VAN BERKUM (P.), CHEN (W.X.), NOUR (S.M.), FERNANDEZ (M.P.), CLEYET-MAREL (J.C.) and GILLIS (M.): Transfer of Rhizobium loti, Rhizobium huakuii, Rhizobium ciceri, Rhizobium mediterraneum, and Rhizobium tianshanense to Mesorhizobium gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 895-898.
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Mesorhizobium albiziae Wang et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CCBAU 61158 = LMG 23507 = USDA 4964.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: DQ100066.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. albiziae, of Albizia, a genus of leguminous plants, referring to the isolation of the first strains from Albizia kalkora.
Reference: WANG (F.Q.), WANG (E.T.), LIU (J.), CHEN (Q.), SUI (X.H.), CHEN (W.F.) and CHEN (W.X.): Mesorhizobium albiziae sp. nov., a novel bacterium that nodulates Albizia kalkora in a subtropical region of China. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1192-1199.
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Mesorhizobium alhagi Chen et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CCNWXJ12-2 = ACCC 15461 = HAMBI 3019.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EU169578.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. alhagi, of Alhagi, a genus of leguminous plants, referring to the host from which the type strain was isolated.
Reference: CHEN (W.M.), ZHU (W.F.), BONTEMPS (C.), YOUNG (J.P.W.) and WEI (G.H.): Mesorhizobium alhagi sp. nov., isolated from wild Alhagi sparsifolia in north-western China. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 958-962.
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Mesorhizobium amorphae Wang et al. 1999, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ACCC 19665 = ATCC BAA-114 = CIP 105910 = JCM 21563 = LMG 18977 = NBRC 102496.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF041442.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. amorphae, of Amorpha, a genus of plant with which the species forms a nitrogen-fixing symbiosis.
Reference: WANG (E.T.), VAN BERKUM (P.), SUI (X.H.), BEYENE (D.), CHEN (W.X.) and MARTÍNEZ-ROMERO (E.): Diversity of rhizobia associated with Amorpha fruticosa isolated from Chinese soils and description of Mesorhizobium amorphae sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 51-65.
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Mesorhizobium australicum Nandasena et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain WSM2073 = HAMBI 3006 = LMG 24608.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY601516.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. australicum, pertaining to Australia, from where these bacteria were isolated.
Reference: NANDASENA (K.G.), O'HARA (G.W.), TIWARI (R.P.), WILLEMS (A.) and HOWIESON (J.G.): Mesorhizobium australicum sp. nov. and Mesorhizobium opportunistum sp. nov., isolated from Biserrula pelecinus L. in Australia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 2140-2147.
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Mesorhizobium camelthorni Chen et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CCNWXJ 40-4 = ACCC 14549 = HAMBI 3020.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EU169581.
Etymology: N.L. n. camelthornum, camelthorn, a common name for leguminous plants of the genus Alhagi in China; N.L. gen. n. camelthorni, of camelthorn, from which the type strain was isolated.
Reference: CHEN (W.M.), ZHU (W.F.), BONTEMPS (C.), YOUNG (J.P.W.) and WEI (G.H.): Mesorhizobium camelthorni sp. nov., isolated from Alhagi sparsifolia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 574-579.
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Mesorhizobium caraganae Guan et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CCBAU 11299 = HAMBI 2990 = LMG 24397.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EF149003.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. caraganae, of Caragana, a genus of leguminous plants, referring to the rhizobium isolated from root nodules of Caragana spp.
Reference: GUAN (S.H.), CHEN (W.F.), WANG (E.T.), LU (Y.L.), YAN (X.R.), ZHANG (X.X.) and CHEN (W.X.): Mesorhizobium caraganae sp. nov., a novel rhizobial species nodulated with Caragana spp. in China. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2646-2653.
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Mesorhizobium chacoense Velázquez et al. 2001, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CECT 5336 = LMG 19008.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ278249.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. chacoense, pertaining to El Chaco, Argentina, where the type strain was isolated.
Reference: VELÁZQUEZ (E.), IGUAL (J.M.), WILLEMS (A.), FERNÁNDEZ (M.P.), MUÑOZ (E.), MATEOS (P.F.), ABRIL (A.), TORO (N.), NORMAND (P.), CERVANTES (E.), GILLIS (M.) and MARTÍNEZ-MOLINA (E.): Mesorhizobium chacoense sp. nov., a novel species that nodulates Prosopis alba in the Chaco Arido region (Argentina). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1011-1021.
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Mesorhizobium ciceri (Nour et al. 1994) Jarvis et al. 1997, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain UPM-Ca7 = ATCC 51585 = CIP 104229 = DSM 11540 = HAMBI 1750 = JCM 21564 = LMG 14989 = NBRC 100389.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: U07934.
Basonym: ¤ Rhizobium ciceri Nour et al. 1994.
Etymology: L. n. cicer -eris, the chickpea, and also a botanical generic name; L. gen. n. ciceri, of Cicer.
Reference: JARVIS (B.D.W.), VAN BERKUM (P.), CHEN (W.X.), NOUR (S.M.), FERNANDEZ (M.P.), CLEYET-MAREL (J.C.) and GILLIS (M.): Transfer of Rhizobium loti, Rhizobium huakuii, Rhizobium ciceri, Rhizobium mediterraneum, and Rhizobium tianshanense to Mesorhizobium gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 895-898.
Original article in IJSB Online

Mesorhizobium gobiense Han et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CCBAU 83330 = HAMBI 2974 = LMG 23949.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EF035064.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. gobiense, pertaining to the Gobi desert, where the strains reported in this study were isolated.
Reference: HAN (T.X.), HAN (L.L.), WU (L.J.), CHEN (W.F.), SUI (X.H.), GU (J.G.), WANG (E.T.) and CHEN (W.X.): Mesorhizobium gobiense sp. nov. and Mesorhizobium tarimense sp. nov., isolated from wild legumes growing in desert soils of Xinjiang, China. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2610-2618.
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Mesorhizobium huakuii (Chen et al. 1991) Jarvis et al. 1997, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 103 = ATCC 51122 = CCBAU 2609 = DSM 6573 = HAMBI 1674 = HAMBI 2035 = IFO (now NBRC) 15243 = JCM 21036 = LMG 14107.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: D13431.
Basonym: ¤ Rhizobium huakuii Chen et al. 1991.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. huakuii, of Huakui, named in honor of Huakui Chen, a Chinese professor of soil microbiology, who is the pioneer in investigating the microsymbionts isolated from Astragalus sinicus.
Reference: JARVIS (B.D.W.), VAN BERKUM (P.), CHEN (W.X.), NOUR (S.M.), FERNANDEZ (M.P.), CLEYET-MAREL (J.C.) and GILLIS (M.): Transfer of Rhizobium loti, Rhizobium huakuii, Rhizobium ciceri, Rhizobium mediterraneum, and Rhizobium tianshanense to Mesorhizobium gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 895-898.
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Mesorhizobium loti (Jarvis et al. 1982) Jarvis et al. 1997, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 700743 = CCUG 27878 = DSM 2626 = HAMBI 1129 = IFO (now NBRC) 14779 = JCM 21464 = LMG 6125 = NZP 2213.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: X67229.
Basonym: ¤ Rhizobium loti Jarvis et al. 1982.
Etymology: L. n. Lotus, the name of several plants and also the generic name of leguminous plants (Lotus); L. gen. n. loti, of Lotus.
Reference: JARVIS (B.D.W.), VAN BERKUM (P.), CHEN (W.X.), NOUR (S.M.), FERNANDEZ (M.P.), CLEYET-MAREL (J.C.) and GILLIS (M.): Transfer of Rhizobium loti, Rhizobium huakuii, Rhizobium ciceri, Rhizobium mediterraneum, and Rhizobium tianshanense to Mesorhizobium gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 895-898.
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Note: The strain ATCC 33669, designated as the type strain of Rhizobium loti and the type strain of Mesorhizobium loti, is a mixed culture [1] and has been deaccessioned by the ATCC [2]. The ATCC accessioned in its place the strain ATCC 700743 [2].
References:
1 WILLEMS (A.), HOSTE (B.), TANG (J.), JANSSENS (D.) and GILLIS (M.): Differences between subcultures of the Mesorhizobium loti type strain from different culture collections. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2001, 24, 549-553.
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2 TANG (J.): Personal communication (June 14, 2002).

Mesorhizobium mediterraneum (Nour et al. 1995) Jarvis et al. 1997, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain UPM-Ca36 = ATCC 51670 = DSM 11555 = HAMBI 2096 = JCM 21565 = LMG 17148 = NBRC 102497.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AM181745.
Basonym: ¤ Rhizobium mediterraneum Nour et al. 1995.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. mediterraneum, midland, inland, remote from the sea, mediterranean (opp. to maritimus), and, in late Latin, used to refer to the Mediterranean Sea (Mediterraneum mare).
Reference: JARVIS (B.D.W.), VAN BERKUM (P.), CHEN (W.X.), NOUR (S.M.), FERNANDEZ (M.P.), CLEYET-MAREL (J.C.) and GILLIS (M.): Transfer of Rhizobium loti, Rhizobium huakuii, Rhizobium ciceri, Rhizobium mediterraneum, and Rhizobium tianshanense to Mesorhizobium gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 895-898.
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Mesorhizobium metallidurans Vidal et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain STM 2683 = CFBP 7147 = LMG 24485.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AM930381.
Etymology: L. n. metallum, metal; L. part. adj. durans, enduring; N.L. part. adj. metallidurans, enduring metal, referring to the metal resistance of strains of the species.
Reference: VIDAL (C.), CHANTREUIL (C.), BERGE (O.), MAURÉ (L.), ESCARRÉ (J.), BÉNA (G.), BRUNEL (B.) and CLEYET-MAREL (J.C.): Mesorhizobium metallidurans sp. nov., a metal-resistant symbiont of Anthyllis vulneraria growing on metallicolous soil in Languedoc, France. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 850-855.
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Mesorhizobium opportunistum Nandasena et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain WSM2075 = HAMBI 3007 = LMG 24607.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY601515, CP002279 (complete genome).
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. opportunistum (from L. adj. opportunus, opportune, advantageous, serviceable, useful), opportunistic, after the opportunistic behaviour of the organism in obtaining symbiotic genes from other root-nodule bacteria and its ability to nodulate a broad range of legume hosts.
Reference: NANDASENA (K.G.), O'HARA (G.W.), TIWARI (R.P.), WILLEMS (A.) and HOWIESON (J.G.): Mesorhizobium australicum sp. nov. and Mesorhizobium opportunistum sp. nov., isolated from Biserrula pelecinus L. in Australia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 2140-2147.
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Note: The epithet opportunistum is a neo-Latin adjective, not a Latin adjective as cited in the paper by Nandasena et al. 2009.

Mesorhizobium plurifarium de Lajudie et al. 1998, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CIP 105884 = JCM 21566 = LMG 11892 = NBRC 102498 = ORS 1032.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: Y14158.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. plurifarum (from L. adv. plurifariam, in many parts or places), varied, numerous; referring to the fact that this species contains strains isolated from several places in East Africa,West Africa, and South America.
Reference: DE LAJUDIE (P.), WILLEMS (A.), NICK (G.), MOREIRA (F.), MOLOUBA (F.), HOSTE (B.), TORCK (U.), NEYRA (M.), COLLINS (M.D.), LINDSTRÖM (K.), DREYFUS (B.) and GILLIS (M.): Characterization of tropical tree rhizobia and description of Mesorhizobium plurifarium sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 369-382.
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Mesorhizobium robiniae Zhou et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CCNWYC 115 = ACCC 14543 = HAMBI 3082.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EU849582.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. robiniae, of Robinia, a genus of leguminous plants, referring to the host from which this species was first isolated.
Reference: ZHOU (P.F.), CHEN (W.M.) and WEI (G.H.): Mesorhizobium robiniae sp. nov., isolated from root nodules of Robinia pseudoacacia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2552-2556.
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Mesorhizobium septentrionale Gao et al. 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain SDW014 = CCBAU 11014 = HAMBI 2582.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF508207.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. septentrionale, northern, implying that the strains were isolated from the northern parts of China.
Reference: GAO (J.L.), TURNER (S.L.), KAN (F.L.), WANG (E.T.), TAN (Z.Y.), QIU (Y.H.), GU (J.), TEREFEWORK (Z.), YOUNG (J.P.W.), LINDSTRÖM (K.) and CHEN (W.X.): Mesorhizobium septentrionale sp. nov. and Mesorhizobium temperatum sp. nov., isolated from Astragalus adsurgens growing in the northern regions of China. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 2003-2012.
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Mesorhizobium shangrilense Lu et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CCBAU 65327 = HAMBI 3050 = LMG 24762.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EU074203.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. shangrilense, pertaining to Shangri-La, the name of the area covering the sites where the first strains were isolated.
Reference: LU (Y.L.), CHEN (W.F.), WANG (E.T.), HAN (L.L.), ZHANG (X.X.), CHEN (W.X.) and HAN (S.Z.): Mesorhizobium shangrilense sp. nov., isolated from root nodules of Caragana species. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 3012-3018.
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Mesorhizobium tarimense Han et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CCBAU 83306 = HAMBI 2973 = LMG 24338.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EF035058.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. tarimense, referring to the Tarim basin, from where the strains reported in this study were isolated.
Reference: HAN (T.X.), HAN (L.L.), WU (L.J.), CHEN (W.F.), SUI (X.H.), GU (J.G.), WANG (E.T.) and CHEN (W.X.): Mesorhizobium gobiense sp. nov. and Mesorhizobium tarimense sp. nov., isolated from wild legumes growing in desert soils of Xinjiang, China. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2610-2618.
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Mesorhizobium temperatum Gao et al. 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain SDW018 = CCBAU 11018 = HAMBI 2583 = JCM 21781.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF508208.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. temperatum, temperate, implying that the strains were isolated from temperate zones.
Reference: GAO (J.L.), TURNER (S.L.), KAN (F.L.), WANG (E.T.), TAN (Z.Y.), QIU (Y.H.), GU (J.), TEREFEWORK (Z.), YOUNG (J.P.W.), LINDSTRÖM (K.) and CHEN (W.X.): Mesorhizobium septentrionale sp. nov. and Mesorhizobium temperatum sp. nov., isolated from Astragalus adsurgens growing in the northern regions of China. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 2003-2012.
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Mesorhizobium thiogangeticum Ghosh and Roy 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain SJT = LMG 22697 = MTCC 7001.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ864462.
Etymology: Gr. n. theion (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; L. adj. gangeticus, from Ganga; N.L. neut. adj. thiogangeticum, because the bacterium is so far the only sulfur-lithotrophic member of Mesorhizobium and it is native of the Gangetic plains of India.
Reference: GHOSH (W.) and ROY (P.): Mesorhizobium thiogangeticum sp. nov., a novel sulfur-oxidizing chemolithoautotroph from rhizosphere soil of an Indian tropical leguminous plant. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 91-97.
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Mesorhizobium tianshanense (Chen et al. 1995) Jarvis et al. 1997, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain A-1BS = CCBAU 3306 = CIP 105502 = DSM 11417 = HAMBI 1870 = JCM 21567 = LMG 18976 = NBRC 102499.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF041447.
Basonym: ¤ Rhizobium tianshanense Chen et al. 1995.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. tianshanense, pertaining to the Tianshan Mountains in the Xingjiang region of the People' s Republic of China, where strains were isolated.
Reference: JARVIS (B.D.W.), VAN BERKUM (P.), CHEN (W.X.), NOUR (S.M.), FERNANDEZ (M.P.), CLEYET-MAREL (J.C.) and GILLIS (M.): Transfer of Rhizobium loti, Rhizobium huakuii, Rhizobium ciceri, Rhizobium mediterraneum, and Rhizobium tianshanense to Mesorhizobium gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 895-898.
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