Name: Azospirillum doebereinerae Eckert et al. 2001

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: doe.be.rei’ne.rae. N.L. gen. fem. n. doebereinerae, of Döbereiner, in honour of Johanna Döbereiner, who isolated and characterized many Azospirillum spp. and other diazotrophic plant-associated bacteria and greatly stimulated the whole field of rhizosphere microbiology, plant-associated nitrogen fixation and plant growth promotion by root-colonizing diazotrophs

Pronunciation, gender: do͡e-be-RE͡I-ne-ra͡e, neuter

Type strain: DSM 13131; GSF 71; KCTC 12904

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16S rRNA gene: AJ238567 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Eckert B, Weber OB, Kirchhof G, Halbritter A, Stoffels M, Hartmann A. Azospirillum doebereinerae sp. nov., a nitrogen-fixing bacterium associated with the C4-grass Miscanthus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:17-26.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:269.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.16076 (N = 5).
  • 😷 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 2023-10-29. 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 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 At the time of publication, the type strain was not deposited in two publicly accessible service collections in different countries, and Azospirillum doebereinerae Eckert et al. 2001 was not validly published [Rules 27(3) and 30]. However, according to the Judicial Opinion 81, Azospirillum doebereinerae Eckert et al. 2001 is now considered to be validly published, since deposit in a second culture collection in a different country has been documented. Publication: Euzeby JP, Tindall BJ. Status of strains that contravene Rules 27(3) and 30 of the Bacteriological Code. Request for an opinion. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:293-301.

Parent taxon: Azospirillum Tarrand et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Eckert B, Weber OB, Kirchhof G, Halbritter A, Stoffels M, Hartmann A. Azospirillum doebereinerae sp. nov., a nitrogen-fixing bacterium associated with the C4-grass Miscanthus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:17-26.

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Record number: 773592