Name: Xenophilus azovorans Blümel et al. 2001
Etymology: a.zo.vo’rans. N.L. pref. azo-, from azo compounds (in compound words condensed from azotum); L. inf. v. vorare, to devour; N.L. part. adj. azovorans, azo-devouring
Type strain: ATCC BAA-794; DSM 13620; KF46F; NCIMB 13707
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16S rRNA gene: AF285414 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Blumel S, Busse HJ, Stolz A, Kampfer P. Xenophilus azovorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a soil bacterium that is able to degrade azo dyes of the Orange II type. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1831-1837.
IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1947-1948.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Xenophilus Blümel et al. 2001
Assigned by: Blumel S, Busse HJ, Stolz A, Kampfer P. Xenophilus azovorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a soil bacterium that is able to degrade azo dyes of the Orange II type. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1831-1837.
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Record number: 783152