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Species Paraburkholderia azotifigens
Name: Paraburkholderia azotifigens Choi and Im 2018
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. fem. part. adj. azotifigens, nitrogen-fixing
Pronunciation, gender: a-zo-ti-FI-gens, feminine
Type strain: KACC 18968; LMG 29961; NF2-5-3
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KX510119
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Choi GM, Im WT. Paraburkholderia azotifigens sp. nov., a nitrogen-fixing bacterium isolated from paddy soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:310-316. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:979-981.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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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 3 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 pathogenicity of other species in the genus.
Parent taxon: Paraburkholderia Sawana et al. 2015
Assigned by:
Choi GM, Im WT. Paraburkholderia azotifigens sp. nov., a nitrogen-fixing bacterium isolated from paddy soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:310-316. 🇰🇷
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Record number: 797482
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