Talk:Ensifer (bacterium)

Requested move 5 September 2021

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The result of the move request was: moved. (non-admin closure) Extraordinary Writ (talk) 22:08, 12 September 2021 (UTC)

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Sinorhizobium → Ensifer (bacterium) – From the article:

In response to a request that the single extant species of Ensifer (Ensifer adhaerens) be moved to Sinorhizobium, a special ICSP subcommittee was formed to evaluate the request. It was ultimately ruled that Ensifer retained priority and that all Sinorhizobium species be transferred to the genus Ensifer.Lindström K, Martínez-Romero ME (2002). "International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Agrobacterium and Rhizobium. Minutes of the meeting, 4 July 2001, Hamilton, Canada" (PDF). Int J Syst Bacteriol. 52 (6): 2337. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.02524-0. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 6 August 2009.Judicial Commission of the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes (August 2008). "The genus name Sinorhizobium Chen et al. 1988 is a later synonym of Ensifer Casida 1982 and is not conserved over the latter genus name, and the species name 'Sinorhizobium adhaerens' is not validly published. Opinion 84". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 58 (Pt 8): 1973. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.2008/005991-0. PMID 18676490. However, both terms continue to be used in published scientific literature, with Sinorhizobium being the more common.Young JPW. (February 9, 2013). "Rhizobium: Writing about bacteria and their genomes". WordPress. YorkshireExpat (talk) 20:16, 5 September 2021 (UTC)

I believe we should aim for correctness so propose moving the article to "Ensifer (bacterium)" with a redirect from "Sinorhizobium".

• Support in highly technical areas like naming of species of bacteria, we should prioritise the officially established scientific nomenclature, even if the literature isn't doing a good job of following it. Mr248 (talk) 21:58, 5 September 2021 (UTC)
• Support per nom.--Ortizesp (talk) 23:08, 5 September 2021 (UTC)

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