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Revision of the taxonomic status of the species Rhizobium leguminosarum (Frank 1879) Frank 1889AL, Rhizobium phaseoli Dangeard 1926AL and Rhizobium trifolii Dangeard 1926AL. R. trifolii is a later synonym of R. leguminosarum. Reclassification of the strain R. leguminosarum DSM 30132 (=NCIMB 11478) as Rhizobium pisi sp. nov.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Nov 2008
Ramírez-Bahena Martha Helena, García-Fraile Paula, Peix Alvaro, Valverde Angel, Rivas Raúl, Igual José M, Mateos Pedro F, Martínez-Molina Eustoquio, Velázquez Encarna
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The taxonomic status of the species Rhizobium leguminosarum, Rhizobium trifolii and Rhizobium phaseoli was analysed in this study on the basis of their molecular and phenotypic characteristics. According to the results, the type strain R. phaseoli ATCC 14482(T) does not belong to any of the already described species of the genus Rhizobium and it should therefore be considered as a different species. In contrast,...
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