Name: Azorhizophilus paspali (Döbereiner 1966) Thompson and Skerman 1981

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Azotobacter paspali Döbereiner 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: pas.pa.li. N.L. gen. neut. n. paspali, of Paspalum (the generic name of a grass)

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 23833; Ax-8 of Döbereiner; DSM 2283; JCM 20726; LMG 3864; NBRC 102228; NCAIM B.01794; NRRL B-14628; WR 129

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16S rRNA gene: AB681742 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Thompson JP, Skerman VBD. Azotobacteraceae: the taxonomy and ecology of the aerobic nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Academic Press, London, 1979.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 6. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1981; 31:215-218.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Azotobacter paspali Döbereiner 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Azorhizophilus Thompson and Skerman 1981. Publication: Thompson JP, Skerman VBD. Azotobacteraceae: the taxonomy and ecology of the aerobic nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Academic Press, London, 1979.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Azorhizophilus Thompson and Skerman 1981

Assigned by: Thompson JP, Skerman VBD. Azotobacteraceae: the taxonomy and ecology of the aerobic nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Academic Press, London, 1979.

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Record number: 773588