Name: Azotobacter chroococcum subsp. chroococcum (Beijerinck 1901) Jin et al. 2020
Basonym: Azotobacter chroococcum Beijerinck 1901 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: chro.o.coc’cum. N.L. neut. n. chroococcum, colored coccus (nominative in apposition)
Type strain: ATCC 9043; DSM 2286; JCM 20725; JCM 21503; LMG 8756; NBRC 102613; NCAIM B.01391; NRRL B-14346; NRRL B-14637; VKM B-1616
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Valid publication: Jin H, Wang H, Zhang Y, Hu T, Lin Z, Liu B, Ma J, Wang X, Liu Q, Lin X, et al. Description of Azotobacter chroococcum subsp. isscasi subsp. nov. isolated from paddy soil and establishment of Azotobacter chroococcum subsp. chroococcum subsp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2124-2131.
IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3583-3587.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Azotobacter chroococcum Beijerinck 1901 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Jin H, Wang H, Zhang Y, Hu T, Lin Z, Liu B, Ma J, Wang X, Liu Q, Lin X, et al. Description of Azotobacter chroococcum subsp. isscasi subsp. nov. isolated from paddy soil and establishment of Azotobacter chroococcum subsp. chroococcum subsp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2124-2131.
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Record number: 8636