Azotobacter chroococcum Ag is an obligate aerobe, Gram-negative, oval-shaped bacterium of the family Pseudomonadaceae.

Name and taxonomic classification:

Last LPSN update: 14-12-2023 (DD-MM-YYYY)

Domain: "Bacteria"

Phylum: Pseudomonadota

Class: Gammaproteobacteria

Order: Pseudomonadales

Family: Pseudomonadaceae

Genus: Azotobacter

Species: Azotobacter chroococcum

Full Scientific Name (LPSN): Azotobacter chroococcum Beijerinck 1901 (Approved Lists 1980)

Culture medium:

MEDIUM 72- for trypto casein soja agar

CIP Medium 72

Temperature:

Growth 30 °C

Oxygen tolerance: obligate aerobe

Isolation, sampling and environmental information:

Sample type/isolated from: Environment, Soil, sample

Geographic location (country and/or sea, region): Valencia

Country: Spain

Country ISO 3 Code: ESP

Continent: Europe

Isolation date: 1999

Culture col. no.: CIP 109871