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                      <authority>Casida 1982 emend. Kuzmanović et al. 2022</authority>
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                        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.1335" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1297" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1335">Ensifer meliloti</identifier>
                        <authority>(Dangeard 1926) Young 2003</authority>
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          <authority>Casida 1982 emend. Kuzmanović et al. 2022</authority>
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          <authority>Li et al. 2011 emend. Hördt et al. 2020</authority>
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.26451" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1347" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.26450">Ensifer morelensis</identifier>
          <authority>corrig. (Wang et al. 2002) Wang et al. 2015</authority>
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.1333" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1344" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1333">Ensifer kummerowiae</identifier>
          <authority>(Wei et al. 2002) Young 2003</authority>
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          <authority>(De Lajudie et al. 1994) Young 2003</authority>
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.1332" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1343" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1332">Ensifer kostiensis</identifier>
          <authority>(Nick et al. 1999) Young 2003</authority>
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.1336" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1348" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1336">Ensifer saheli</identifier>
          <authority>(De Lajudie et al. 1994) Young 2003 emend. Hördt et al. 2020</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Ensifer saheli" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.1336" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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          <authority>Casida 1982 emend. Hördt et al. 2020</authority>
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          <authority>Merabet et al. 2010</authority>
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.26448" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.26448" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.26448">Ensifer psoraleae</identifier>
          <authority>Wang et al. 2015</authority>
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.1331" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1283" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1331">Ensifer fredii</identifier>
          <authority>Young 2003 emend. Hördt et al. 2020 pro synon. Sinorhizobium fredii (Scholla and Elkan 1984) Chen et al. 1988 emend. De Lajudie et al. 1994</authority>
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.1338" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1350" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1338">Ensifer xinjiangensis</identifier>
          <authority>(Chen et al. 1988) Young 2003</authority>
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          <authority>Lloret et al. 2011</authority>
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.26449" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.26449" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.26449">Ensifer sesbaniae</identifier>
          <authority>Wang et al. 2015</authority>
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.26452" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.8849" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.26452">Ensifer americanum</identifier>
          <authority>(sic) (Toledo et al. 2004) Wang et al. 2015 emend. Hördt et al. 2020</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Ensifer americanus" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.26453" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.26453" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.8849" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.26452">Ensifer americanus</identifier>
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.1330" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1342" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1330">Ensifer arboris</identifier>
          <authority>(Nick et al. 1999) Young 2003 emend. Hördt et al. 2020</authority>
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.1334" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1345" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1334">Ensifer medicae</identifier>
          <authority>(Rome et al. 1996) Young 2003</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Ensifer medicae" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.1334" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.28830" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.28830" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.28830">Ensifer glycinis</identifier>
          <authority>Yan et al. 2016</authority>
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          <authority>Merabet et al. 2010</authority>
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.29429" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.29429" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.29429">Ensifer alkalisoli</identifier>
          <authority>Li et al. 2016</authority>
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