Ensifer (bacterium)

Ensifer
	Ensifer fredii USDA257 on an agar plate of typtone-yeast extract agar.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Pseudomonadati
Phylum:	Pseudomonadota
Class:	Alphaproteobacteria
Order:	Hyphomicrobiales
Family:	Rhizobiaceae
Genus:	Ensifer; Casida, 1982
Type species
	Ensifer adhaerens; Casida, 1982
Species
	"Sinorhizobium abri" Ogasawara et al. 2003; Ensifer adhaerens Casida 1982; Ensifer alkalisoli Li et al. 2016; Ensifer americanus corrig. (Toledo et al. 2004) Wang et al. 2015; Ensifer arboris (Nick et al. 1999) Young 2003; "Ensifer aridi" Le Quéré et al. 2017; "Ensifer aridi" Rocha et al. 2020; "Sinorhizobium chiapanecum" Rincón-Rosales et al. 2009; "Ensifer collicola" Jang et al. 2017; Ensifer fredii (Scholla and Elkan 1984) Young 2003; Ensifer garamanticus Merabet et al. 2010; Ensifer glycinis Yan et al. 2016; "Sinorhizobium indiaense" Ogasawara et al. 2003; Ensifer kostiensis (Nick et al. 1999) Young 2003; Ensifer kummerowiae (Wei et al. 2002) Young 2003; Ensifer medicae (Rome et al. 1996) Young 2003; Ensifer meliloti (Dangeard 1926) Young 2003; Ensifer mexicanus Lloret et al. 2007; Ensifer morelensis corrig. (Wang et al. 2002) Wang et al. 2015; Ensifer numidicus Merabet et al. 2010; Ensifer psoraleae Wang et al. 2013; Ensifer saheli (De Lajudie et al. 1994) Young 2003 symbiovar acaciae; symbiovar sesbaniae; ; Ensifer sesbaniae Wang et al. 2015; Ensifer shofinae Chen et al. 2017; Ensifer sojae Li et al. 2011; Ensifer terangae (De Lajudie et al. 1994) Young 2003 symbiovar acaciae; symbiovar sesbaniae; ;
Synonyms
	Sinorhizobium Chen et al. 1988;

Ensifer (often referred to in literature by its synonym Sinorhizobium) is a genus of nitrogen-fixing bacteria (rhizobia), three of which (Ensifer meliloti, Ensifer medicae and Ensifer fredii) have been sequenced.

Ensifer

Ensifer fredii USDA257 on an agar plate of typtone-yeast extract agar.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Pseudomonadati
Phylum:	Pseudomonadota
Class:	Alphaproteobacteria
Order:	Hyphomicrobiales
Family:	Rhizobiaceae
Genus:	Ensifer Casida, 1982
Type species
Ensifer adhaerens Casida, 1982
Species
"Sinorhizobium abri" Ogasawara et al. 2003 Ensifer adhaerens Casida 1982 Ensifer alkalisoli Li et al. 2016 Ensifer americanus corrig. (Toledo et al. 2004) Wang et al. 2015 Ensifer arboris (Nick et al. 1999) Young 2003 "Ensifer aridi" Le Quéré et al. 2017 "Ensifer aridi" Rocha et al. 2020 "Sinorhizobium chiapanecum" Rincón-Rosales et al. 2009 "Ensifer collicola" Jang et al. 2017 Ensifer fredii (Scholla and Elkan 1984) Young 2003 Ensifer garamanticus Merabet et al. 2010 Ensifer glycinis Yan et al. 2016 "Sinorhizobium indiaense" Ogasawara et al. 2003 Ensifer kostiensis (Nick et al. 1999) Young 2003 Ensifer kummerowiae (Wei et al. 2002) Young 2003 Ensifer medicae (Rome et al. 1996) Young 2003 Ensifer meliloti (Dangeard 1926) Young 2003 Ensifer mexicanus Lloret et al. 2007 Ensifer morelensis corrig. (Wang et al. 2002) Wang et al. 2015 Ensifer numidicus Merabet et al. 2010 Ensifer psoraleae Wang et al. 2013 Ensifer saheli (De Lajudie et al. 1994) Young 2003 symbiovar acaciae symbiovar sesbaniae Ensifer sesbaniae Wang et al. 2015 Ensifer shofinae Chen et al. 2017 Ensifer sojae Li et al. 2011 Ensifer terangae (De Lajudie et al. 1994) Young 2003 symbiovar acaciae symbiovar sesbaniae
Synonyms
Sinorhizobium Chen et al. 1988