Name: Stutzerimonas azotifigens (Hatayama et al. 2005) Lalucat et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Pseudomonas azotifigens Hatayama et al. 2005

Etymology: a.zo.ti.fi’gens. French masc. n. azote, nitrogen; from Gr. pref. a-, not (inseparable prefix); from Gr. fem. n. zôê; N.L. neut. n. azotum, -i nitrogen; L. pres. part. figens, fixing; from L. v. figo, to fix; N.L. fem. part. adj. azotifigens, nitrogen fixing

Pronunciation, gender: a-zo-ti-FI-gens, feminine

Type strain: 6H33b; ATCC BAA-1049; DSM 17556; JCM 12708; LMG 23662

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB189452 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Lalucat J, Gomila M, Mulet M, Zaruma A, Garcia-Valdes E. Past, present and future of the boundaries of the Pseudomonas genus: Proposal of Stutzerimonas gen. Nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2022; 45:126289.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 204. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5260.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pseudomonas azotifigens Hatayama et al. 2005	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 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: Stutzerimonas Lalucat et al. 2022

Assigned by: Lalucat J, Gomila M, Mulet M, Zaruma A, Garcia-Valdes E. Past, present and future of the boundaries of the Pseudomonas genus: Proposal of Stutzerimonas gen. Nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2022; 45:126289.

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Record number: 25697