RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Zhang, Junjie A1 Peng, Shanshan A1 Andrews, Mitchell A1 Liu, Chunzeng A1 Shang, Yimin A1 Li, Shuo A1 Wang, Entao A1 Zhang, XiaoxiaYR 2021 T1 Rhizobium changzhiense sp. nov., isolated from effective nodules of Vicia sativa L. in North China JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 71 IS 3 OP SP 004724 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.004724 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB Three fast-growing rhizobial strains isolated from effective nodules of common vetch (Vicia sativa L.) were characterized using a polyphasic approach. All three strains were assigned to the genus Rhizobium on the basis of the results of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. Phylogenetic analysis based on concatenated atpD-recA genes separated the strains into a distinct lineage represented by WYCCWR 11279T, which showed average nucleotide identity values of 95.40 and 93.61 % with the most similar phylogenetic type strains of Rhizobium sophorae CCBAU 03386T and Rhizobium laguerreae FB TT, respectively. The digital DNA–DNA hybridization relatedness values between WYCCWR 11279T and the closest related type strains were less than 70 %. Therefore, a novel rhizobial species is proposed, Rhizobium changzhiense sp. nov., and strain WYCCWR 11279T (=HAMBI 3709T=LMG 31534T) is designated as the type strain for the novel species., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijsem.0.004724