Species Azomonas agilis

Name: Azomonas agilis (Beijerinck 1901) Winogradsky 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: "Azotobacter agilis" Beijerinck 1901

Etymology: a’gi.lis. L. fem. adj. agilis, quick, agile

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-ZO-mo-nas A-gi-lis, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 7494; DSM 375; JCM 21502; NBRC 102607

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB681882 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Winogradsky S. Études sur la microbiologie du sol et des eaux. Sur la morphologie et l'écologie des Azotobacter. Annales de l'Institut Pasteur (Paris) 1938; 60:351-400.

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Azotobacter agilis" Beijerinck 1901	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Azomonas Winogradsky 1938 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Winogradsky S. Études sur la microbiologie du sol et des eaux. Sur la morphologie et l'écologie des Azotobacter. Annales de l'Institut Pasteur (Paris) 1938; 60:351-400.
  • 😷 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 10 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Azomonas Winogradsky 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Winogradsky S. Études sur la microbiologie du sol et des eaux. Sur la morphologie et l'écologie des Azotobacter. Annales de l'Institut Pasteur (Paris) 1938; 60:351-400.

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