Species Azotobacter beijerinckii

Name: Azotobacter beijerinckii corrig. Lipman 1904 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: bei.je.rinc’ki.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. beijerinckii, of Beijerinck, named after M.W. Beijerinck of Delft, the Dutch microbiologist

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-zo-to-BAK-ter be͡i-je-RINK-ki-i, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 19360; CIP 106282; DSM 378; JCM 20742; LMG 1265; NCAIM B.01800; NRRL B-14367; NRRL B-14640; VKM B-1615

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ308319 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Lipman JG. Soil bacteriological studies. Report of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station 1904; 25:237-289.

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 beyerincki Lipman 1904 (Approved Lists 1980)	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

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

Parent taxon: Azotobacter Beijerinck 1901 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Lipman JG. Soil bacteriological studies. Report of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station 1904; 25:237-289.

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Record number: 773602

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