Name: Azospira restricta Bae et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: re.stric’ta. L. fem. part. adj. restricta, limited, restricted, referring to the restricted spectrum of metabolized substrates

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-zo-SPI-ra re-STRIK-ta, feminine

Type strain: DSM 18626; LMG 23819; NRRL B-41660; SUA2

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ974114 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Bae HS, Rash BA, Rainey FA, Nobre MF, Tiago I, da Costa MS, Moe WM. Description of Azospira restricta sp. nov., a nitrogen-fixing bacterium isolated from groundwater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1521-1526. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2189-2190.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Azospira Reinhold-Hurek and Hurek 2000

Assigned by: Bae HS, Rash BA, Rainey FA, Nobre MF, Tiago I, da Costa MS, Moe WM. Description of Azospira restricta sp. nov., a nitrogen-fixing bacterium isolated from groundwater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1521-1526. 🇺🇸

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