Species ***Pseudomonas* *nitroreducens***

Name: Pseudomonas nitroreducens Iizuka and Komagata 1964 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ni.tro.re.du’cens. Gr. neut. n. nitron, nitre, nitrate; L. pres. part. reducens, drawing backwards, bringing back to a state or condition; N.L. fem. part. adj. nitroreducens, nitrate reducing

Pronunciation, gender: … ni-tro-re-DU-kens, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 33634; CCUG 12538; CIP 106747; DSM 14399; IAM 1439; IFO 12694; JCM 2782; NBRC 12694; P-6

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KU925860 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Iizuka H, Komagata K. Microbiological studies on petroleum and natural gas. I. Determination of hydrocarbon-utilizing bacteria. Journal of General and Applied Microbiology 1964; 10:207-221.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Pseudomonas nitritireducens Wang et al. 2015	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Pseudomonas multiresinivorans Mohn et al. 1999	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Emendations:
- Lang et al. 2007 Lang E, Griese B, Sproer C, Schumann P, Steffen M, Verbarg S. Characterization of 'Pseudomonas azelaica' DSM 9128, leading to emended descriptions of Pseudomonas citronellolis Seubert 1960 (Approved Lists 1980) and Pseudomonas nitroreducens Iizuka and Komagata 1964 (Approved Lists 1980), including Pseudomonas multiresinivorans as its later heterotypic synonym. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:878-882. 🇩🇪 Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1374-1375.
  Notes:
  - 🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.

Notes:
- ⏰ According to Lalucat et al. (2020), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Pseudomonas nitritireducens Wang et al. 2015. Publication: Lalucat J, Mulet M, Gomila M, Garcia-Valdes E. Genomics in Bacterial Taxonomy: Impact on the Genus Pseudomonas. Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:0. 🇪🇸
- ⏰ According to Lang et al. (2007), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Pseudomonas multiresinivorans Mohn et al. 1999. Publication: Lang E, Griese B, Sproer C, Schumann P, Steffen M, Verbarg S. Characterization of 'Pseudomonas azelaica' DSM 9128, leading to emended descriptions of Pseudomonas citronellolis Seubert 1960 (Approved Lists 1980) and Pseudomonas nitroreducens Iizuka and Komagata 1964 (Approved Lists 1980), including Pseudomonas multiresinivorans as its later heterotypic synonym. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:878-882. 🇩🇪
- 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 35. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5164.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 87 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 risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Pseudomonas Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Iizuka H, Komagata K. Microbiological studies on petroleum and natural gas. I. Determination of hydrocarbon-utilizing bacteria. Journal of General and Applied Microbiology 1964; 10:207-221.

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Species Pseudomonas nitroreducens

Species ***Pseudomonas* *nitroreducens***