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Volume 73, Issue 7

sp. nov., sp. nov. and sp. nov., three genospecies within the species complex Open Access

Abstract

Genomic evidence indicates that the species complex comprises multiple distinct species, perhaps 18 or more. Of the five earliest genospecies (gs) to be described, only two have formal names: (gsE) and (gsC). Here, we provide formal descriptions and names for the other three genospecies, based on the publicly available genome sequences for multiple strains of each species: sp. nov. (gsA, 37 strains, type strain CC275e=LMG 6122 = ICMP 2163=NZP 561 = PDDCC 2163=HAMBI 13), sp. nov. (gsB, 54 strains, type strain 3841 = LMG 32736=DSM 114642) and sp. nov. (gsD, 8 strains, type strain SM51 = LMG 32895 = DSM 115206). Each species forms a well-supported clade in a phylogeny based on 120 concatenated core genes. All strains have average nucleotide identity (ANI) above 96 % with the relevant type strain and below 96 % with all other type strains. Each species is characterised by a number of genes that are absent or rare in other species.

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Keyword(s): genospecies , phylogenomics and Rhizobium leguminosarum
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Rhizobium brockwellii sp. nov., Rhizobium johnstonii sp. nov. and Rhizobium beringeri sp. nov., three genospecies within the Rhizobium leguminosarum species complex
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