Name: Azorhizophilus Thompson and Skerman 1981

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: A.zo.rhi.zo’phi.lus. N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, loving; N.L. masc. n. Azorhizophilus

Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Azorhizophil-), a-zo-r^hi-ZO-p^hi-lus

Type species: Azorhizophilus paspali (Döbereiner 1966) Thompson and Skerman 1981

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Thompson JP, Skerman VBD. Azotobacteraceae: the taxonomy and ecology of the aerobic nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Academic Press, London, 1979.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 6. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1981; 31:215-218.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Azotobacter Beijerinck 1901 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Döbereiner J. Azotobacter paspali, sp. n. una bacteria fixadora de nitragenio na rizosfera de Paspalum. Pesquisas Agropecuar Brasil 1966; 1:357-365.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Azorhizophi"; "Azorhizopliilus".
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: NBRC: 1; DSM: 1; ATCC: 1; LMG: 1; NRRL: 1; NCAIM: 1; JCM: 1.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "AZRF" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer. Publication: Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.
  • 🧍 See also Krieg and Holt (1984). Publication: Krieg NR, Holt JG. Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Volume 1. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1984.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Azorhizophilus paspali (Döbereiner 1966) Thompson and Skerman 1981	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Pseudomonadaceae Winslow et al. 1917 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Garrity GM, Bell JA, Lilburn TG. Taxonomic Outline of the Procaryotes. Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Second Edition, Release 4.0. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003.

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