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Species Cellulomonas biazotea
Name: Cellulomonas biazotea (Kellerman et al. 1913) Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)
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)
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
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X79462
Analyse
FASTA
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)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Bacillus biazoteus" Kellerman et al. 1913 homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
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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 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 27 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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
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