Name: Castellaniella denitrificans Kämpfer et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: de.ni.tri.fi’cans. N.L. fem. part. adj. denitrificans, denitrifying; from N.L. v. denitrifico, to denitrify

Gender: feminine

Type strain: CCUG 39541; DSM 11046; NKNTAU

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: U82826 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kampfer P, Denger K, Cook AM, Lee ST, Jackel U, Denner EB, Busse HJ. Castellaniella gen. nov., to accommodate the phylogenetic lineage of Alcaligenes defragrans, and proposal of Castellaniella defragrans gen. nov., comb. nov. and Castellaniella denitrificans sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:815-819.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1461-1462.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Castellaniella Kämpfer et al. 2006

Assigned by: Kampfer P, Denger K, Cook AM, Lee ST, Jackel U, Denner EB, Busse HJ. Castellaniella gen. nov., to accommodate the phylogenetic lineage of Alcaligenes defragrans, and proposal of Castellaniella defragrans gen. nov., comb. nov. and Castellaniella denitrificans sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:815-819.

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Record number: 774495