Name: Beijerinckia Derx 1950 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Bei.je.rinc’ki.a. N.L. fem. n. Beijerinckia, named after M.W. Beijerinck, the Dutch microbiologist (1851-1931)

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Beijerincki-), be͡i-je-RINK-ki-a

Type species: Beijerinckia indica (Starkey and De 1939) Derx 1950 (Approved Lists 1980)

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Derx HG. Beijerinckia, a new genus of nitrogen-fixing bacteria occurring in tropical soils. Proceedings Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen Series C 1950; 53:140-147.

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 under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Beijerinckiaceae Garrity et al. 2006. Publication: Garrity GM, Bell JA, Lilburn T. Family VI. Beijerinckiaceae 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. 422. 🇺🇸
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Azotobacter Beijerinck 1901 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Starkey RL, De PK. A new species of Azotobacter. Soil Science 1939; 47:329-343.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Bcijcrinckia"; "Bcijerinckia"; "Beiderinckia"; "Beiferinckia"; "Beifvrinckia"; "Beijcrinckia"; "Beijeinckia"; "Beijeriackia"; "Beijerinckaia"; "Beijerinckiacia"; "Beijerinclcia"; "Beijerinickia"; "Beijerinkia"; "Boijcrinckia"; "Heijcrinckia"; "Reijcrinckia"; "Reijerinckia"; "Reijorinckia".
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 5; LMG: 4; ATCC: 3; UQM: 3; NCCB: 2; CIP: 1; CECT: 1; HAMBI: 1.
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "BEIJ" 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.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 4
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 5
Total number of child taxa: 6

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Beijerinckia acida" (Roy 1958) Petersen 1959	not validly published	preferred name
    Beijerinckia derxii Tchan 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Beijerinckia doebereinerae Oggerin et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Beijerinckia fluminensis Döbereiner and Ruschel 1958 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Beijerinckia indica (Starkey and De 1939) Derx 1950 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Beijerinckia mobilis Derx 1950 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Beijerinckiaceae Garrity et al. 2006

Assigned by: Garrity GM, Bell JA, Lilburn T. Family VI. Beijerinckiaceae 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. 422. 🇺🇸

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