Name: Beijerinckia doebereinerae Oggerin et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: doe.be.rei’ne.rae. N.L. gen. fem. n. doebereinerae, of Döbereiner, to honour the Brazilian microbiologist Johanna Döbereiner, in recognition of her contribution to the study of nitrogen-fixing bacteria

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: be͡i-je-RINK-ki-a do͡e-be-RE͡I-ne-ra͡e, feminine

Type strain: CECT 7311; DSM 19635; LMG 2819

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: EU401905 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Oggerin M, Arahal DR, Rubio V, Marin I. Identification of Beijerinckia fluminensis strains CIP 106281T and UQM 1685T as Rhizobium radiobacter strains, and proposal of Beijerinckia doebereinerae sp. nov. to accommodate Beijerinckia fluminensis LMG 2819. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2323-2328. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2921-2922.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Beijerinckia fluminensis Döbereiner and Ruschel 1958 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Döbereiner J, Ruschel AP. Uma nova espécie de Beijerinckia. Revista de Biologia 1958; 1:261-272. Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
  • 🧍 In the paper by Oggerin et al. 2009, the etymology of the epithet is erroneously cited as follows: N.L. fem. n. doebereinerae to honour the Brazilian microbiologist Johanna Doebereiner, in recognition of her contribution to the study of nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷

Parent taxon: Beijerinckia Derx 1950 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Oggerin M, Arahal DR, Rubio V, Marin I. Identification of Beijerinckia fluminensis strains CIP 106281T and UQM 1685T as Rhizobium radiobacter strains, and proposal of Beijerinckia doebereinerae sp. nov. to accommodate Beijerinckia fluminensis LMG 2819. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2323-2328. 🇪🇸

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