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 Judicial Commission of the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes,, 58, 1973-1973 (2008), doi = https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.2008/005991-0, publicationName = Microbiology Society, issn = 1466-5026, abstract= The Judicial Commission affirms that the genus name Sinorhizobium Chen et al. 1988 is a later synonym of Ensifer Casida 1982, and that the former genus name is not conserved over the latter genus name. The species name ‘Sinorhizobium adhaerens’ is not validly published., language=, type=