Genus Azorhizophilus
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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
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