Taxonomy of Rhizobiaceae revisited: proposal of a new framework for genus delimitation

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Kuzmanović NemanjaORCID,Fagorzi CamillaORCID,Mengoni AlessioORCID,Lassalle FlorentORCID,diCenzo George CORCID

Abstract

ABSTRACTThe alphaproteobacterial family Rhizobiaceae is highly diverse, with 168 species with validly published names classified into 17 genera with validly published names. Most named genera in this family are delineated based on genomic relatedness and phylogenetic relationships, but some historically named genera show inconsistent distribution and phylogenetic breadth. Most problematic is Rhizobium, which is notorious for being highly paraphyletic, as most newly described species in the family being assigned to this genus without consideration for their proximity to existing genera, or the need to create novel genera. In addition, many Rhizobiaceae genera lack synapomorphic traits that would give them biological and ecological significance. We propose a common framework for genus delimitation within the family Rhizobiaceae. We propose that genera in this family should be defined as monophyletic groups in a core-genome gene phylogeny, that are separated from related species using a pairwise core-proteome average amino acid identity (cpAAI) threshold of approximately 86%. We further propose that the presence of additional genomic or phenotypic evidence can justify the division of species into separate genera even if they all share greater than 86% cpAAI. Applying this framework, we propose to reclassify Rhizobium rhizosphaerae and Rhizobium oryzae into the new genus Xaviernesmea gen. nov. Data is also provided to support the recently proposed genus “Peteryoungia”, and the reclassifications of Rhizobium yantingense as Endobacterium yantingense comb. nov., Rhizobium petrolearium as Neorhizobium petrolearium comb. nov., Rhizobium arenae as Pararhizobium arenae comb. nov., Rhizobium tarimense as Pseudorhizobium tarimense comb. nov., and Rhizobium azooxidefex as Mycoplana azooxidifex comb. nov. Lastly, we present arguments that the unification of the genera Ensifer and Sinorhizobium in Opinion 84 of the Judicial Commission is no longer justified by current genomic and phenotypic data. We thus argue that the genus Sinorhizobium is not illegitimate and now encompasses 17 species.

Publisher

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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