Name: Azospira inquinata Mikes et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: in.qui.na’ta. L. fem. part. adj. inquinata, polluted, referring to polluted groundwater from which the type strain was first isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … in-kwi-NA-ta, feminine

Type strain: Azo-3; DSM 112046; NRRL B-65590

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16S rRNA gene: MW228450 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Mikes MC, Martin TK, Moe WM. Azospira inquinata sp. nov., a nitrate-reducing bacterium of the family Rhodocyclaceae isolated from contaminated groundwater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5172. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5273.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Azospira Reinhold-Hurek and Hurek 2000

Assigned by: Mikes MC, Martin TK, Moe WM. Azospira inquinata sp. nov., a nitrate-reducing bacterium of the family Rhodocyclaceae isolated from contaminated groundwater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5172. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 25611