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Genus "Azotomonas"
Name: "Azotomonas" Orla-Jensen 1909
Etymology: A.zo.to’mo.nas. L. fem. n. monas, unit; N.L. fem. n. Azotomonas
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Azotomonad-), a-zo-TO-mo-nas
Original publication: Orla-Jensen S. Die Hauptlinien des natürlichen Bakteriensystems. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene, Abteilung II 1909; 22:305-346.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
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Notes:
- 🧕 Breed et al. (1948) assigned this genus to the family "Azotobacteriaceae". Publication: Burkholder WH. Genus I. Pseudomonas Migula. Bacterial plant pathogens. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Hitchens AP (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 6th ed., The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1948, p. 82-150.
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🧕 Orla-Jensen (1921) assigned this genus to the order Pseudomonadales Orla-Jensen 1921 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Orla-Jensen S. The Main Lines of the Natural Bacterial System. J Bacteriol 1921; 6:263-273.
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Azolomonas"; "Azotonionas".
- 🤦 This taxon lacks a discernible description (protologue).
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🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "AOMN" 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.
Parent taxon: Pseudomonadaceae Winslow et al. 1917 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Parker CD. Genus V. Thiobacillus Beijerinck 1904. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Smith NR (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 7th edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, p. 83-88.
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Record number: 19165
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