Name: Azospirillum Tarrand et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: N.L. n. azotum, nitrogen; from French n. azote, nitrogen; from Gr. pref. a-, not; from Gr. n. zôê, life; from N.Gr. n. azôê, not sustaining life; N.L. pref. azo-, pertaining to nitrogen; Gr. fem. n. speîra, a spiral; N.L. neut. dim. n. spirillum, a small spiral; N.L. neut. dim. n. Azospirillum, a small nitrogen spiral
Type species: Azospirillum lipoferum (Beijerinck 1925) Tarrand et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Original publication:
Tarrand JJ, Krieg NR, Dobereiner J. A taxonomic study of the Spirillum lipoferum group, with descriptions of a new genus, Azospirillum gen. nov. and two species, Azospirillum lipoferum (Beijerinck) comb. nov. and Azospirillum brasilense sp. nov. Can J Microbiol 1978; 24:967-980.
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Nomenclatural status: validly published
Taxonomic status: correct name
Name | Kind |
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Conglomeromonas Skerman et al. 1983 | heterotypic synonym, validly published |
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 22
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 24
Total number of child taxa: 27
Parent taxon: Azospirillaceae Hördt et al. 2020
Assigned by:
Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.
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