Species Bacillus azotoformans

Name: Bacillus azotoformans (ex Pichinoty et al. 1976) Pichinoty et al. 1983

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: a.zo.to.for’mans. French masc. n. azote, nitrogen; N.L. neut. n. azotum, nitrogen; L. pres. part. formans, forming; N.L. masc. part. adj. azotoformans, nitrogen-forming

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-zo-to-FOR-mans, masculine

Type strain: 1; ATCC 29788; CCM 2849; CCUG 28517; CIP 77.28; CIP R925; DSM 1046; HAMBI 1884; IFO 15712; JCM 12210; LMG 9581; NBRC 15712; NCIB 11859; NCIMB 11859; NRRL B-14310; NRRL B-14522

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB363732 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Pichinoty F, De Barjac H, Mandel M, Asselineau J. Description of Bacillus azotoformans sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:660-662.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Schinkia azotoformans (Pichinoty et al. 1983 ex Pichinoty et al. 1976) Gupta et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Schinkia azotoformans (Pichinoty et al. 1983 ex Pichinoty et al. 1976) Gupta et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Calidifontibacillus azotoformans (Pichinoty et al. 1983 ex Pichinoty et al. 1976) Adiguzel et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

Notes:
- ❗ Bacillus azotoformans 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 Bacillus.
- 😷 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 24 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Pichinoty F, De Barjac H, Mandel M, Asselineau J. Description of Bacillus azotoformans sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:660-662.

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Record number: 773646

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Species Bacillus azotoformans