Name: Azospira Reinhold-Hurek and Hurek 2000

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: N.L. neut. n. azotum, nitrogen; from French masc. n. azote, nitrogen; from Gr. pref. a-, not; from Gr. fem. n. zôê, life; from N.Gr. fem. n. azôê, not sustaining life; N.L. pref. azo-, pertaining to nitrogen; Gr. fem. n. speîra, coil, spire; N.L. fem. n. Azospira, nitrogen-fixing spiral

Gender: feminine

Type species: Azospira oryzae Reinhold-Hurek and Hurek 2000

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Reinhold-Hurek B, 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.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:951-953.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Dechlorosoma Achenbach et al. 2001	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Bae et al. 2007 Bae HS, Rash BA, Rainey FA, Nobre MF, Tiago I, da Costa MS, Moe WM. Description of Azospira restricta sp. nov., a nitrogen-fixing bacterium isolated from groundwater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1521-1526. Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2189-2190.
    Notes:
    • Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.

• Notes:
  • The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus [Dechlorisoma]. Publication: Michaelidou U, Achenbach LA, Coates JD. Isolation and Characterization of Two Novel (Per)Chlorate-Reducing Bacteria from Swine Waste Lagoons. In: Anonymous NN (eds), Perchlorate in the Environment, Springer US, Boston, MA, 2000, p. 271-283.
  • The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Dechlorosoma Achenbach et al. 2001. Publication: Achenbach LA, Michaelidou U, Bruce RA, Fryman J, Coates JD. Dechloromonas agitata gen. nov., sp. nov. and Dechlorosoma suillum gen. nov., sp. nov., two novel environmentally dominant (per)chlorate-reducing bacteria and their phylogenetic position. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:527-533.
  • Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Tan and Reinhold-Hurek (2003), Mikes et al. (2021). Editors in search of reviewers are advised to consider additional criteria such as whether a taxon is covered by one of the ICSP subcommittees.
  • The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.01874 (N = 1).

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 3
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 4

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Azospira inquinata Mikes et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Azospira oryzae Reinhold-Hurek and Hurek 2000	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Azospira restricta Bae et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Azospira suillum" Sturchio et al. 2007	not validly published

Parent taxon: Rhodocyclaceae Garrity et al. 2006

Assigned by: Garrity GM, Bell JA, Lilburn T. Family I. Rhodocyclaceae fam. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 887.

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