Species Azospirillum lipoferum

Name: Azospirillum lipoferum (Beijerinck 1925) Tarrand et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: "Spirillum lipoferum" Beijerinck 1925

Etymology: li.po’fe.rum. Gr. neut. n. lipos, animal fat, lard, tallow; L. masc. adj. suff. -fer, bringing, bearing; from L. v. fero, to carry; N.L. neut. adj. lipoferum, fat bearing

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-zo-spi-RIL-lum li-PO-fe-rum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 29707; CIP 106280; DSM 1691; JCM 1247; LMG 13128; NBRC 102290; NCAIM B.01801; NRRL B-14654; sp. 59b; VKM B-1519

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: GU256441 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Tarrand JJ, Krieg NR, Dobereiner J. A taxonomic study of the Spirillum lipoferum group, with descriptions of a new genus, Azospirillum gen. nov. and two species, Azospirillum lipoferum (Beijerinck) comb. nov. and Azospirillum brasilense sp. nov. Can J Microbiol 1978; 24:967-980.

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
    "Spirillum lipoferum" Beijerinck 1925	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Azospirillum Tarrand et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Tarrand JJ, Krieg NR, Dobereiner J. A taxonomic study of the Spirillum lipoferum group, with descriptions of a new genus, Azospirillum gen. nov. and two species, Azospirillum lipoferum (Beijerinck) comb. nov. and Azospirillum brasilense sp. nov. Can J Microbiol 1978; 24:967-980.
  • ⏰ According to Ben-Dekhil et al. (1997), this species is not an earlier heterotypic synonym of Azospirillum largimobile corrig. (Skerman et al. 1983) Ben Dekhil et al. 1997. Publication: Ben Dekhil S, Cahill M, Stackebrandt E, Sly LI. Transfer of Conglomeromonas largomobilis subsp. largomobilis to the genus Azospirillum as Azospirillum largomobile comb. nov., and elevation of Conglomeromonas largomobilis subsp. parooensis to the new type species of Conglomeromonas, Conglomeromonas parooensis sp. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1997; 20:72-77. 🇦🇺
  • ⏰ According to Ben-Dekhil et al. (1997), this species is not an earlier heterotypic synonym of Conglomeromonas largomobilis Skerman et al. 1983. Publication: Ben Dekhil S, Cahill M, Stackebrandt E, Sly LI. Transfer of Conglomeromonas largomobilis subsp. largomobilis to the genus Azospirillum as Azospirillum largomobile comb. nov., and elevation of Conglomeromonas largomobilis subsp. parooensis to the new type species of Conglomeromonas, Conglomeromonas parooensis sp. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1997; 20:72-77. 🇦🇺
  • ⏰ According to Ben-Dekhil et al. (1997), this species is not an earlier heterotypic synonym of Azospirillum largomobile (Skerman et al. 1983) Ben Dekhil et al. 1997. Publication: Ben Dekhil S, Cahill M, Stackebrandt E, Sly LI. Transfer of Conglomeromonas largomobilis subsp. largomobilis to the genus Azospirillum as Azospirillum largomobile comb. nov., and elevation of Conglomeromonas largomobilis subsp. parooensis to the new type species of Conglomeromonas, Conglomeromonas parooensis sp. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1997; 20:72-77. 🇦🇺
  • ⏰ According to Falk et al. (1986), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Azospirillum largimobile corrig. (Skerman et al. 1983) Ben Dekhil et al. 1997. Publication: Falk EC, Johnson JL, Baldani VLD, Döbereiner J, Krieg NR. Deoxyribonucleic and ribonucleic acid homology studies of the genera Azospirillum and Conglomeromonas. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:80-85. 🇺🇸
  • ⏰ According to Falk et al. (1986), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Conglomeromonas largomobilis Skerman et al. 1983. Publication: Falk EC, Johnson JL, Baldani VLD, Döbereiner J, Krieg NR. Deoxyribonucleic and ribonucleic acid homology studies of the genera Azospirillum and Conglomeromonas. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:80-85. 🇺🇸
  • ⏰ According to Falk et al. (1986), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Azospirillum largomobile (Skerman et al. 1983) Ben Dekhil et al. 1997. Publication: Falk EC, Johnson JL, Baldani VLD, Döbereiner J, Krieg NR. Deoxyribonucleic and ribonucleic acid homology studies of the genera Azospirillum and Conglomeromonas. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:80-85. 🇺🇸
  • 😷 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 149 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

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

Assigned by: Tarrand JJ, Krieg NR, Dobereiner J. A taxonomic study of the Spirillum lipoferum group, with descriptions of a new genus, Azospirillum gen. nov. and two species, Azospirillum lipoferum (Beijerinck) comb. nov. and Azospirillum brasilense sp. nov. Can J Microbiol 1978; 24:967-980.

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