Species Azoarcus communis

Name: Azoarcus communis Reinhold-Hurek et al. 1993

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: com.mu’nis. L. masc. adj. communis, usual, common, referring to diverse habitats

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-zo-AR-kus kom-MU-nis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 51397; DSM 12120; LMG 22127; LMG 9095; SWub3

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF011343 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Reinhold-Hurek B, Hurek T, Gillis M, Hoste B, Vancanneyt M, Kersters K, De Ley J. Azoarcus gen. nov., nitrogen-fixing proteobacteria associated with roots of kallar grass (Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth) and description of two species, Azoarcus indigens sp. nov. and Azoarcus communis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1993; 43:574-584. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 43, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:866.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Parazoarcus communis (Reinhold-Hurek et al. 1993) Huang et al. 2022

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Parazoarcus communis (Reinhold-Hurek et al. 1993) Huang et al. 2022	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Azoarcus communis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Azoarcus.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 6 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Azoarcus Reinhold-Hurek et al. 1993

Assigned by: Reinhold-Hurek B, Hurek T, Gillis M, Hoste B, Vancanneyt M, Kersters K, De Ley J. Azoarcus gen. nov., nitrogen-fixing proteobacteria associated with roots of kallar grass (Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth) and description of two species, Azoarcus indigens sp. nov. and Azoarcus communis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1993; 43:574-584. 🇧🇪

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