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Species Gluconacetobacter azotocaptans
Name: Gluconacetobacter azotocaptans Fuentes-Ramírez et al. 2001
Etymology: a.zo.to.cap’tans. N.L. neut. n. azotum, nitrogen; L. pres. part. captans, catching; N.L. masc. part. adj. azotocaptans, nitrogen-catching, referring to the ability to assimilate atmospheric nitrogen
Pronunciation, gender: … a-zo-to-KAP-tans, masculine
Type strain: ATCC 700988; CFN-Ca54; CIP 107161; DSM 13594
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF192761
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Fuentes-Ramirez LE, Bustillos-Cristales R, Tapia-Hernandez A, Jimenez-Salgado T, Wang ET, Martinez-Romero E, Caballero-Mellado J. Novel nitrogen-fixing acetic acid bacteria, Gluconacetobacter johannae sp. nov. and Gluconacetobacter azotocaptans sp. nov., associated with coffee plants. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1305-1314. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1621-1623.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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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 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
Parent taxon: Gluconacetobacter corrig. Yamada et al. 1998
Assigned by:
Fuentes-Ramirez LE, Bustillos-Cristales R, Tapia-Hernandez A, Jimenez-Salgado T, Wang ET, Martinez-Romero E, Caballero-Mellado J. Novel nitrogen-fixing acetic acid bacteria, Gluconacetobacter johannae sp. nov. and Gluconacetobacter azotocaptans sp. nov., associated with coffee plants. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1305-1314. 🇲🇽
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Record number: 776535
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