
Name DOI	10.1601/nm.2717
Name	Azotobacter macrocytogenes Jensen 1955 (Approved Lists 1980)
Name Status	Validly Published
Current Authority	Jensen 1955 (Approved Lists 1980)
Preferred Name	Azomonotrichon macrocytogenes
Taxonomic Rank	species
Nomenclatural Type (designated strain)	Refer to the type exemplar.

Taxonomy	10.1601/tx.2717
Type Strain representative organism	WR-111^T (=0 of Jensen =IAM 15003 =ATCC 12335 =NCIB 8700 =DSM 721)


Proper Form	Azotobacter macrocytogenes Jensen 1955 (Approved Lists 1980)
Nomenclatural History	The species Azotobacter macrocytogenes was originally described by Jensen 1955. This name appeared on the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names 1980. In 1962, Baillie et al. established Azotobacter macrocytogenes as the basonym of Azomonas macrocytogenes (ex Baillie et al. 1962) New and Tchan 1982 . In 1979, Thompson and Skerman established Azotobacter macrocytogenes as the basonym of Azomonotrichon macrocytogenes (Jensen 1955) Thompson and Skerman 1981 .

Citation	When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier. Name Abstract for Azotobacter macrocytogenes Jensen 1955 (Approved Lists 1980).April 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.2717.
Source File	10.1601/nm.2717.xml


This information was last reviewed on September 24, 2009.

References

Jensen HL. Azotobacter macrocytogenes n. sp., a nitrogen-fixing bacterium resistant to acid reaction. Acta Agric Scand 1955; 5:280-294.
Baillie A, Hodgkiss W, Norris JR. Flagellation of Azotobacter spp. as Demonstrated by Electron Microscopy. J Appl Bacteriol 1962; 25:116-119. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2672.1962.tb01126.x.
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-30-1-225.
Thompson JP, Skerman VBD. In: Thompson JP, Skerman VBD (eds), Azotobacteraceae: The Taxonomy and Ecology of the Aerobic Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria, Academic Press, London, 1979, p. 1-405.