Species Paenibacillus azotifigens

Name: Paenibacillus azotifigens Siddiqi et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.zo.ti.fi’gens. N.L. neut. n. azotum, nitrogen (from French noun azote); L. inf. v. figere, to fix, attach; N.L. masc. part. adj. azotifigens, nitrogen-fixing

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-zo-ti-FI-gens, masculine

Type strain: KACC 18967; LMG 29963; NF2-4-5

16S rRNA gene: KX510118 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Siddiqi MZ, Choi GM, Choi KD, Im WT. Paenibacillus azotifigens sp. nov., a novel nitrogen-fixing bacterium isolated from paddy soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4917-4922. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:695-697.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Parent taxon: Paenibacillus Ash et al. 1994

Assigned by: Siddiqi MZ, Choi GM, Choi KD, Im WT. Paenibacillus azotifigens sp. nov., a novel nitrogen-fixing bacterium isolated from paddy soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4917-4922. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 796340
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