Name: Azoarcus tolulyticus Zhou et al. 1995

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: to.lu.ly’ti.cus. N.L. neut. n. toluenum, toluene (from Fr. or Sp. tolu, balsam from Santiago de Tolu); N.L. adj. lyticus -a -um, able to loose, able to dissolve; from Gr. adj. lytikos -ê -on, able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. masc. adj. tolulyticus, toluene-devouring

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-zo-AR-kus to-lu-LY-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 51758; CIP 109470; Tol-4

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16S rRNA gene: L33694 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhou J, Fries MR, Chee-Sanford JC, Tiedje JM. Phylogenetic analyses of a new group of denitrifiers capable of anaerobic growth of toluene and description of Azoarcus tolulyticus sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:500-506. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 45, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:881.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Aromatoleum tolulyticum (Zhou et al. 1995) Rabus et al. 2019

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Aromatoleum tolulyticum (Zhou et al. 1995) Rabus et al. 2019	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. The usage of the term "coherent taxon" (or equivalent) is cautioned against. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
  • ❗ Azoarcus tolulyticus 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 = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 16 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Azoarcus Reinhold-Hurek et al. 1993

Assigned by: Zhou J, Fries MR, Chee-Sanford JC, Tiedje JM. Phylogenetic analyses of a new group of denitrifiers capable of anaerobic growth of toluene and description of Azoarcus tolulyticus sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:500-506. 🇺🇸

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