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Species Bradyrhizobium denitrificans

Name: Bradyrhizobium denitrificans (Hirsch and Müller 1986) van Berkum et al. 2011

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Blastobacter denitrificans Hirsch and Müller 1986

Etymology: de.ni.tri’fi.cans. N.L. neut. part. adj. denitrificans, denitrifying

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bra-dy-rhi-ZO-bi-um de-ni-TRI-fi-kans, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 43295; DSM 1113; HAMBI 2266; IFAM 1005; LMG 8443; Müller 222; Strain Miiller 222; VKM B-2062

16S rRNA gene: AF338176 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: van Berkum P, Leibold JM, Eardly BD. Proposal for combining Bradyrhizobium spp. (Aeschynomene indica) with Blastobacter denitrificans and to transfer Blastobacter denitrificans (Hirsch and Muller, 1985) to the genus Bradyrhizobium as Bradyrhizobium denitrificans (comb. nov.). Syst Appl Microbiol 2006; 29:207-215. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 139. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1011-1013.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: DSM 113.
    • 😷 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 7 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), no evidence of human infection was found for this species. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
    • 🧍 In the paper by van Berkum et al. 2006, Blastobacter denitrificans Hirsch and Müller 1986 is erroneously cited as Blastobacter denitrificans Hirsch and Muller 1985. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 139. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1011-1013.

Parent taxon: Bradyrhizobium Jordan 1982

Assigned by: van Berkum P, Leibold JM, Eardly BD. Proposal for combining Bradyrhizobium spp. (Aeschynomene indica) with Blastobacter denitrificans and to transfer Blastobacter denitrificans (Hirsch and Muller, 1985) to the genus Bradyrhizobium as Bradyrhizobium denitrificans (comb. nov.). Syst Appl Microbiol 2006; 29:207-215. 🇺🇸

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