Genus Azospira
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Azospira Reinhold-Hurek and Hurek 2000, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Azospira oryzae Reinhold-Hurek and Hurek 2000.
Etymology: N.L. n. azotum [from Fr. n. azote (from Gr. prep. a, not; Gr. n. zôê, life; N.Gr. n. azôê, not sustaining life)], nitrogen; N.L. pref. azo-, pertaining to nitrogen; L. fem. n. spira, coil, spire; N.L. fem. n. Azospira, nitrogen-fixing spiral.
Valid publication: REINHOLD-HUREK (B.) and HUREK (T.): Reassessment of the taxonomic structure of the diazotrophic genus Azoarcus sensu lato and description of three new genera and new species, Azovibrio restrictus gen. nov., sp. nov., Azospira oryzae gen. nov., sp. nov. and Azonexus fungiphilus gen. nov., sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 649-659.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: According to Tan and Reinhold-Hurek 2003, Azospira Reinhold-Hurek and Hurek 2000 is an earlier heterotypic synonym of ¤ Dechlorosoma Achenbach et al. 2001.
Reference: TAN (Z.) and REINHOLD-HUREK (B.): Dechlorosoma suillum Achenbach et al. 2001 is a later subjective synonym of Azospira oryzae Reinhold-Hurek and Hurek 2000. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1139-1142.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Azospira Reinhold-Hurek and Hurek 2000 emend. Bae et al. 2007.
Reference: BAE (H.S.), RASH (B.A.), RAINEY (F.A.), NOBRE (M.F.), TIAGO (I.), DA COSTA (M.S.) and MOE (W.M.): Description of Azospira restricta sp. nov., a nitrogen-fixing bacterium isolated from groundwater. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1521-1526.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Azospira oryzae Reinhold-Hurek and Hurek 2000, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 6a3 = LMG 9096.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF011347.
Etymology: L. gen. n. oryzae, of rice, referring to its frequent occurrence in association with rice roots.
Valid publication: REINHOLD-HUREK (B.) and HUREK (T.): Reassessment of the taxonomic structure of the diazotrophic genus Azoarcus sensu lato and description of three new genera and new species, Azovibrio restrictus gen. nov., sp. nov., Azospira oryzae gen. nov., sp. nov. and Azonexus fungiphilus gen. nov., sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 649-659.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: Azospira oryzae Reinhold-Hurek and Hurek 2000 was previously known as Azoarcus sp. group D.
→ Azospira oryzae Reinhold-Hurek and Hurek 2000 emend. Tan and Reinhold-Hurek 2003.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 6a3 = LMG 9096.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF011347.
Etymology: L. gen. n. oryzae, of rice, referring to its frequent occurrence in association with rice roots.
Reference: TAN (Z.) and REINHOLD-HUREK (B.): Dechlorosoma suillum Achenbach et al. 2001 is a later subjective synonym of Azospira oryzae Reinhold-Hurek and Hurek 2000. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1139-1142.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: According to Tan and Reinhold-Hurek 2003, Azospira oryzae Reinhold-Hurek and Hurek 2000 emend. Tan and Reinhold-Hurek 2003 is an earlier heterotypic synonym of ¤ Dechlorosoma suillum Achenbach et al. 2001.
Reference: TAN (Z.) and REINHOLD-HUREK (B.): Dechlorosoma suillum Achenbach et al. 2001 is a later subjective synonym of Azospira oryzae Reinhold-Hurek and Hurek 2000. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1139-1142.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Azospira restricta Bae et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SUA2 = DSM 18626 = LMG 23819 = NRRL B-41660.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ974114.
Etymology: L. fem. part. adj. restricta, limited, restricted, referring to the restricted spectrum of metabolized substrates.
Valid publication: BAE (H.S.), RASH (B.A.), RAINEY (F.A.), NOBRE (M.F.), TIAGO (I.), DA COSTA (M.S.) and MOE (W.M.): Description of Azospira restricta sp. nov., a nitrogen-fixing bacterium isolated from groundwater. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1521-1526.
Original article in IJSEM Online