Sinorhizobium meliloti Dataset NCBI Taxonomy Rank SPECIES Classification phylum Pseudomonadota class Alphaproteobacteria order Hyphomicrobiales family Rhizobiaceae genus Sinorhizobium species Sinorhizobium meliloti Name Synonyms Ensifer meliloti Ensifer meliloti (Dangeard 1926) Young 2003 Rhizobium meliloti Rhizobium meliloti Dangeard 1926 (Approved Lists 1980) Sinorhizobium meliloti (Dangeard 1926) De Lajudie et al. 1994 Homonyms Sinorhizobium meliloti Sinorhizobium meliloti (Dangeard 1926) De Lajudie et al. 1994