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Species Nitrospirillum amazonense
Name: Nitrospirillum amazonense (Magalhães et al. 1984) Lin et al. 2015
Basonym: Azospirillum amazonense Magalhães et al. 1984
Etymology: a.ma.zo.nen’se. N.L. neut. adj. amazonense, pertaining to the Amazon region of Brazil
Pronunciation, gender: a-ma-zo-NEN-se, neuter
Type strain: Am 14; Am 14 (Yl); ATCC 35119; BCRC 14279; DSM 2787; DSM 3787; LMG 6509; NRRL B-23163
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
GU256437
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Lin SY, Hameed A, Shen FT, Liu YC, Hsu YH, Shahina M, Lai WA, Young CC. Description of Niveispirillum fermenti gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a fermentor in Taiwan, transfer of Azospirillum irakense (1989) as Niveispirillum irakense comb. nov., and reclassification of Azospirillum amazonense (1983) as Nitrospirillum amazonense gen. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 105:1149-1162. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 165. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2777-2783.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Azospirillum amazonense Magalhães et al. 1984 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Nitrospirillum Lin et al. 2015.
Publication:
Lin SY, Hameed A, Shen FT, Liu YC, Hsu YH, Shahina M, Lai WA, Young CC. Description of Niveispirillum fermenti gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a fermentor in Taiwan, transfer of Azospirillum irakense (1989) as Niveispirillum irakense comb. nov., and reclassification of Azospirillum amazonense (1983) as Nitrospirillum amazonense gen. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 105:1149-1162.
- 😷 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 10 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🧍 In the effective publication, the DSM No is mistakenly quoted as DSM 3787 instead of DSM 2787. The heading of the protologue gives Nitrospirillum amazonense as sp. nov. The correct designation is Nitrospirillum amazonense comb. nov. — Leibniz Institute DSMZ. Prokaryotic Nomenclature Up-to-date, 2018-12-11.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Nitrospirillum Lin et al. 2015.
Publication:
Lin SY, Hameed A, Shen FT, Liu YC, Hsu YH, Shahina M, Lai WA, Young CC. Description of Niveispirillum fermenti gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a fermentor in Taiwan, transfer of Azospirillum irakense (1989) as Niveispirillum irakense comb. nov., and reclassification of Azospirillum amazonense (1983) as Nitrospirillum amazonense gen. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 105:1149-1162.
Parent taxon: Nitrospirillum Lin et al. 2015
Assigned by:
Lin SY, Hameed A, Shen FT, Liu YC, Hsu YH, Shahina M, Lai WA, Young CC. Description of Niveispirillum fermenti gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a fermentor in Taiwan, transfer of Azospirillum irakense (1989) as Niveispirillum irakense comb. nov., and reclassification of Azospirillum amazonense (1983) as Nitrospirillum amazonense gen. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 105:1149-1162.
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Record number: 793230
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