Name: Xanthobacter agilis Jenni and Aragno 1988

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a’gi.lis. L. masc. adj. agilis, quick, agile, indicating motility

Pronunciation, gender: A-gi-lis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 43847; DSM 3770; LMG 16336; SA 35; VKM B-2105

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16S rRNA gene: PP328869 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Jenni B, Aragno M. Xanthobacter agilis sp. nov., a motile, dinitrogen-fixing, h ydrogen-oxidizing bacterium. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1987; 9:254-257.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 24. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1988; 38:136-137.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Xanthobacter Wiegel et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Jenni B, Aragno M. Xanthobacter agilis sp. nov., a motile, dinitrogen-fixing, h ydrogen-oxidizing bacterium. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1987; 9:254-257.

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Record number: 783119