
Name DOI	10.1601/nm.4875
Name	Bacillus azotofixans Seldin et al. 1984
Name Status	Validly Published
Current Authority	Seldin et al. 1984
Preferred Name	Paenibacillus durus
Taxonomic Rank	species
Nomenclatural Type (designated strain)	Refer to the type exemplar.

Taxonomy	10.1601/tx.4875
Type Strain representative organism	P3L-5^T (=DSM 1735 =LMG 14658 =CIP 104586 =DSM 5976 =ATCC 27763 =VPI 6563 =ATCC 35681)


Proper Form	Bacillus azotofixans Seldin et al. 1984
Nomenclatural History	The species Bacillus azotofixans was originally described and validly published by Seldin et al. 1984. In 1993, Ash et al. established Bacillus azotofixans as the basonym of Paenibacillus azotofixans (Seldin et al. 1984) Ash et al. 1994 pro synon. Paenibacillus durus corrig. (Smith and Cato 1974) Collins et al. 1994 emend. Guella et al. 2019 .

Citation	When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier. Name Abstract for Bacillus azotofixans Seldin et al. 1984.April 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.4875.
Source File	10.1601/nm.4875.xml


This information was last reviewed on August 3, 2020.

References

Ash C, Priest FG, Collins MD. Molecular identification of rRNA group 3 bacilli (Ash, Farrow, Wallbanks and Collins) using a PCR probe test. Proposal for the creation of a new genus Paenibacillus. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 1993; 64:253-260. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00873085 [PubMed].
Seldin L, van Elsas JD, Penido EGC. Bacillus azotofixans sp. nov. a nitrogen-fixing species from Brazilian soil and grass roots. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1984; 34:451-456. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-34-4-451.