Name: Azotobacter vinelandii Lipman 1903 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: vi.ne.lan’di.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. vinelandii, of Vineland, named after Vineland, New Jersey, where the species was first isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-zo-to-BAK-ter wi-ne-LAN-di-i, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 478; DSM 2289; JCM 21475; LMG 8758; NBRC 102612; NCCB 26007; NRRL B-14641; VKM B-1617

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16S rRNA gene: AB175657 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Lipman JG. Experiments on the transformation and fixation of nitrogen by bacteria. Report of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station 1903; 24:217-285.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

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 = "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 2026-08-13. 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 2125 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Azotobacter Beijerinck 1901 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Lipman JG. Experiments on the transformation and fixation of nitrogen by bacteria. Report of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station 1903; 24:217-285.

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Record number: 773612