Name: Xanthobacter agilis Jenni and Aragno 1988

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a’gi.lis. L. masc./fem. adj. agilis, quick, agile, indicating motility

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 43847; DSM 3770; LMG 16336; SA 35; VKM B-2105

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X94198 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Jenni B, Aragno M. Xanthobacter agilis sp. nov., a motile, dinitrogen-fixing, h ydrogen-oxidizing bacterium. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1987; 9:254-257.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 24. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1988; 38:136-137.

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 = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Xanthobacter Wiegel et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Jenni B, Aragno M. Xanthobacter agilis sp. nov., a motile, dinitrogen-fixing, h ydrogen-oxidizing bacterium. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1987; 9:254-257.

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