@article{fdi:010064173, title = {{R}evised phylogeny of {R}hizobiaceae : proposal of the delineation of {P}ararhizobium gen. nov., and 13 new species combinations}, author = {{M}ousavi, {S}. {A}. and {W}illems, {A}. and {N}esme, {X}. and {L}ajudie de, {P}hilippe and {L}indstrom, {K}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he family {R}hizobiaceae accommodates the seven genera {R}hizobium, {N}eorhizobium, {A}llorhizobium, {A}grobacterium, {E}nsifer (syn. {S}inorhizobium), {S}hinella and {C}iceribacter. {H}owever, several so-called {R}hizobium species do not exhibit robust phylogenetic positions. {R}hizobium is extremely heterogeneous and is in need of major revision. {T}herefore, a phylogenetic examination of the family {R}hizobiaceae by multilocus sequence analysis ({MLSA}) of four housekeeping genes among 100 strains of the family was undertaken. {B}ased on the results we propose the delineation of the new genus {P}ararhizobium in the {R}hizobiaceae family, and 13 new species combinations: {A}grobacterium nepotum comb. nov., {A}grobacterium pusense comb. nov., {A}grobacterium skierniewicense comb. nov., {A}llorhizobium yids comb. nov., {A}llorhizobium taibaishanense comb. nov., {A}llorhizobium paknamense comb. nov., {A}llorhizobium oryzae comb. nov., {A}llorhizobium pseudoryzae comb. nov., {A}llorhizobium borbori comb. nov., {P}ararhizobium giardinii comb. nov., {P}ararhizobium capsulatum comb. nov., {P}ararhizobium herbae comb. nov., and {P}ararhizobium sphaerophysae comb. nov.}, keywords = {{MLSA} ; {H}ousekeeping genes ; {R}hizobiaceae}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{S}ystematic and {A}pplied {M}icrobiology}, volume = {38}, numero = {2}, pages = {84--90}, ISSN = {0723-2020}, year = {2015}, DOI = {10.1016/j.syapm.2014.12.003}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064173}, }