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      <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.1350" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1350" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1350">Sinorhizobium xinjiangense</identifier>
      <authority>corrig. Chen et al. 1988</authority>
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        <curatorial-note>not validly published as of Opinion 84</curatorial-note>
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        <reference date="2003" id="rid.524" type="request" />
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        <authority>corrig. Chen et al. 1988</authority>
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        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.11710" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1350" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1350">Sinorhizobium xinjiangensis</identifier>
        <authority>(sic) Chen et al. 1988</authority>
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          <authority>Woese et al. 1990</authority>
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            <authority>(None 2015) Woese et al. 1990</authority>
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              <authority>(sic) Garrity et al. 2021</authority>
              <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Pseudomonadota" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.40185" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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              <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.40185" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.2552" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.2553" rank="phylum" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.808">Pseudomonadota</identifier>
              <authority>corrig. Garrity et al. 2021</authority>
              <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Pseudomonadota" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.40185" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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              <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.31608" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.2552" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.2553" rank="phylum" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.808">Alphaproteobacteriota</identifier>
              <authority>(sic) Garrity et al. 2021</authority>
              <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Pseudomonadota" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.40185" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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                <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.809" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.1248" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1251" rank="class" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.809">Alphaproteobacteria</identifier>
                <authority>Garrity et al. 2006</authority>
                <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Alphaproteobacteria" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.809" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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            <ancestor doi="10.1601/tx.17934" rank="order">
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                  <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.17934" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.1512" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1513" rank="order" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.17934">Hyphomicrobiales</identifier>
                  <authority>Douglas 1957 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Hördt et al. 2020</authority>
                  <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Hyphomicrobiales" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.17934" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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                    <authority>Conn 1938 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Hördt et al. 2020</authority>
                    <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Rhizobiaceae" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.1278" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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                      <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.1339" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.1340" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1283" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1339">Sinorhizobium</identifier>
                      <authority>Chen et al. 1988 emend. Kuzmanović et al. 2022</authority>
                      <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Sinorhizobium" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.1339" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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                  <ancestor doi="10.1601/tx.1350" rank="species">
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                      <name-status-group>
                        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.1350" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1350" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1350">Sinorhizobium xinjiangense</identifier>
                        <authority>corrig. Chen et al. 1988</authority>
                        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Ensifer xinjiangensis" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.1338" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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                      <name-status-group>
                        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.11710" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1350" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1350">Sinorhizobium xinjiangensis</identifier>
                        <authority>(sic) Chen et al. 1988</authority>
                        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Ensifer xinjiangensis" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.1338" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.1339" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.1340" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1283" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1339">Sinorhizobium</identifier>
          <authority>Chen et al. 1988 emend. Kuzmanović et al. 2022</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Sinorhizobium" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.1339" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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        <name-status-group>
          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.14103" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1349" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1349">Sinorhizobium teranga</identifier>
          <authority>(sic) De Lajudie et al. 1994</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Ensifer terangae" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.1337" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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        <name-status-group>
          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.1349" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1349" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1349">Sinorhizobium terangae</identifier>
          <authority>corrig. De Lajudie et al. 1994</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Ensifer terangae" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.1337" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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      <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
        <name-status-group>
          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.1348" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1348" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1348">Sinorhizobium saheli</identifier>
          <authority>De Lajudie et al. 1994</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Ensifer saheli" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.1336" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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      </nomenclature>
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    <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.1341" rank="species">
      <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
        <name-status-group>
          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.1341" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1329" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1341">Sinorhizobium adhaerens</identifier>
          <authority>(Casida 1982) Willems et al. 2003</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Ensifer adhaerens" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.1329" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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    <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.1342" rank="species">
      <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
        <name-status-group>
          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.1342" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1342" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1342">Sinorhizobium arboris</identifier>
          <authority>Nick et al. 1999</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Ensifer arboris" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.1330" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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    <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.1344" rank="species">
      <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
        <name-status-group>
          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.1344" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1344" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1344">Sinorhizobium kummerowiae</identifier>
          <authority>Wei et al. 2002</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Ensifer kummerowiae" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.1333" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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    <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.1340" rank="species">
      <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
        <name-status-group>
          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.1340" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1283" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1340">Sinorhizobium fredii</identifier>
          <authority>(Scholla and Elkan 1984) Chen et al. 1988 emend. De Lajudie et al. 1994</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Sinorhizobium fredii" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.1340" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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    <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.8849" rank="species">
      <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
        <name-status-group>
          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.12229" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.8849" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.8849">Sinorhizobium americanus</identifier>
          <authority>(sic) Toledo et al. 2004</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="NVP" />
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        <name-status-group>
          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.8849" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.8849" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.8849">Sinorhizobium americanum</identifier>
          <authority>corrig. Toledo et al. 2004</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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      <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
        <name-status-group>
          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.1346" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1297" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1346">Sinorhizobium meliloti</identifier>
          <authority>(Dangeard 1926) De Lajudie et al. 1994</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Ensifer meliloti" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.1335" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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      <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
        <name-status-group>
          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.1343" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1343" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1343">Sinorhizobium kostiense</identifier>
          <authority>Nick et al. 1999</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Ensifer kostiensis" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.1332" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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    <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.1345" rank="species">
      <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
        <name-status-group>
          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.1345" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1345" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1345">Sinorhizobium medicae</identifier>
          <authority>Rome et al. 1996</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Ensifer medicae" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.1334" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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      <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
        <name-status-group>
          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.1347" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.1347" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.1347">Sinorhizobium morelense</identifier>
          <authority>Wang et al. 2002</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Ensifer morelensis" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.26451" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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    </sibling>
    <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.19283" rank="species">
      <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
        <name-status-group>
          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.19283" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.19283">Sinorhizobium sp.</identifier>
          <authority>None 2015</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Sinorhizobium sp." current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.19283" illegitimate="true" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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    <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.42413" rank="species">
      <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
        <name-status-group>
          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.42413" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.29429" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.42413">Sinorhizobium alkalisoli</identifier>
          <authority>(Li et al. 2016) Kuzmanović et al. 2022</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Sinorhizobium alkalisoli" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.42413" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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      <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.42414" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.17832" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.42414">Sinorhizobium garamanticum</identifier>
          <authority>(Merabet et al. 2010) Kuzmanović et al. 2022</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Sinorhizobium garamanticum" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.42414" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.42415" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.28830" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.42415">Sinorhizobium glycinis</identifier>
          <authority>(Yan et al. 2016) Kuzmanović et al. 2022</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Sinorhizobium glycinis" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.42415" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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      <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
        <name-status-group>
          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.42416" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.21219" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.42416">Sinorhizobium mexicanum</identifier>
          <authority>(Lloret et al. 2011) Kuzmanović et al. 2022</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Sinorhizobium mexicanum" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.42416" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.42417" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.17831" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.42417">Sinorhizobium numidicum</identifier>
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