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Species Pontibacter diazotrophicus
Name: Pontibacter diazotrophicus Xu et al. 2014
Etymology: di.a.zo.tro’phi.cus. Gr. adv. dis, two, double (also Latin adjective); N.L. neut. n. azotum, nitrogen; Gr. masc. adj. trophikos, nursing, ending or feeding; N.L. masc. adj. diazotrophicus, one that feeds on dinitrogen
Pronunciation, gender: di-a-zo-TRO-phi-kus, masculine
Type strain: CCTCC AB 2013049; H4X; NRRL B-59974
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KF146887
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Xu L, Zeng XC, Nie Y, Luo X, Zhou E, Zhou L, Pan Y, Li W. Pontibacter diazotrophicus sp. nov., a novel nitrogen-fixing bacterium of the family Cytophagaceae. PLoS One 2014; 9:e92294. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 159. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2927-2929.
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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
Parent taxon: Pontibacter Nedashkovskaya et al. 2005
Assigned by:
Xu L, Zeng XC, Nie Y, Luo X, Zhou E, Zhou L, Pan Y, Li W. Pontibacter diazotrophicus sp. nov., a novel nitrogen-fixing bacterium of the family Cytophagaceae. PLoS One 2014; 9:e92294.
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Record number: 792088
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