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Species Cellulomonas biazotea

Name: Cellulomonas biazotea (Kellerman et al. 1913) Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: "Bacillus biazoteus" Kellerman et al. 1913

Etymology: bi.a.zo’te.a. L. pref. bis bi, twice; N.L. neut. n. azotum, nitrogen; from French masc. n. azote, nitrogen; from Gr. pref. a-, not (inseparable prefix); from Gr. fem. n. zôê, life; from N.Gr. fem. n. azôê, not sustaining life; L. fem. adj. suff. -ea, suffix used with various meanings, but signifying in general made of or belonging to; N.L. fem. adj. biazotea, two nitrogen sources utilized (i.e., organic and inorganic)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: kel-lu-LO-mo-nas bi-a-ZO-te-a, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 486; CFBP 4269; CIP 82.11; DSM 20112; IFO 12680; JCM 1340; KCTC 1370; LMG 16695; NBRC 12680; NCAIM B.01385; VKM Ac-1410

16S rRNA gene: X79462 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Bergey DH, Harrison FC, Breed RS, Hammer BW, Huntoon FM. Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 1st ed. The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1923.

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: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 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 28 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as 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: Cellulomonas Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Bergey DH, Harrison FC, Breed RS, Hammer BW, Huntoon FM. Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 1st ed. The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1923.

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Record number: 774543