Name: Xanthobacter aminoxidans Doronina and Trotsenko 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: am.in.ox’i.dans. N.L. fem. n. amina, amine; N.L. v. oxido, make acid, oxidize; N.L. part. adj. aminoxidans, amine-oxidizing

Gender: masculine

Type strain: 14a; ATCC BAA-299; DSM 15009; VKM B-2254

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF399969 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Doronina NV, Trotsenko YA. Reclassification of 'Blastobacter viscosus' 7d and 'Blastobacter aminooxidans' 14a as Xanthobacter viscosus sp. nov. and Xanthobacter aminoxidans sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:179-182.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:629-630.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 Xanthobacter aminoxidans Doronina and Trotsenko 2003 was previously known as "Blastobacter aminooxidans" Doronina et al. 1984. — 🧍 Reclassification of 'Blastobacter aminooxidans' 14a. Publication: Zavarzin GA. Budding bacteria. Mikrobiologiya 1961; 30:952-975.

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

Assigned by: Doronina NV, Trotsenko YA. Reclassification of 'Blastobacter viscosus' 7d and 'Blastobacter aminooxidans' 14a as Xanthobacter viscosus sp. nov. and Xanthobacter aminoxidans sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:179-182.

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Record number: 783120