Name: Azotobacter paspali Döbereiner 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pas.pa.li. N.L. gen. neut. n. paspali, of Paspalum (the generic name of a grass)

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 23833; Ax-8 of Döbereiner; DSM 2283; JCM 20726; LMG 3864; NBRC 102228; NCAIM B.01794; NRRL B-14628; WR 129

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16S rRNA gene: AB681742 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Döbereiner J. Azotobacter paspali, sp. n. una bacteria fixadora de nitragenio na rizosfera de Paspalum. Pesquisas Agropecuar Brasil 1966; 1:357-365.

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: synonym

Correct name: Azorhizophilus paspali (Döbereiner 1966) Thompson and Skerman 1981

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Azorhizophilus paspali (Döbereiner 1966) Thompson and Skerman 1981	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Azotobacter paspali is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Azotobacter.
  • 😷 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 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 7 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Azotobacter Beijerinck 1901 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Döbereiner J. Azotobacter paspali, sp. n. una bacteria fixadora de nitragenio na rizosfera de Paspalum. Pesquisas Agropecuar Brasil 1966; 1:357-365.

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Record number: 773609