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Genus Azorhizophilus

Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow () only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).

Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0

Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").

 

Azorhizophilus Thompson and Skerman 1981, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Azorhizophilus paspali (Döbereiner 1966) Thompson and Skerman 1981.
Etymology: not found.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 6. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1981, 31, 215-218.
Effective publication: THOMPSON (J.P.) and SKERMAN (V.B.D.): Azotobacteraceae: the taxonomy and ecology of the aerobic nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Academic Press, London, 1980, 405 pp.
Validation List no. 6 in IJSEM Online

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Azorhizophilus paspali (Döbereiner 1966) Thompson and Skerman 1981, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Ax-8 of Döbereiner = WR-129 = ATCC 23833= DSM 2283 = JCM 20726 = LMG 3864 = NBRC 102228 = NCAIM B.01794 = NRRL B-14628.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ308318.
Basonym: ¤ Azotobacter paspali Döbereiner 1966 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. paspali, of Paspalum (the generic name of a grass).
Valid publication: Validation List no. 6. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1981, 31, 215-218.
Effective publication: THOMPSON (J.P.) and SKERMAN (V.B.D.): Azotobacteraceae: the taxonomy and ecology of the aerobic nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Academic Press, London, 1980, 405 pp.
Validation List no. 6 in IJSEM Online

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