Azotobacter beijerinckii 3 is an obligate aerobe, Gram-negative bacterium that was isolated from activated sludge.

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 beijerinckii

Full Scientific Name (LPSN): Azotobacter beijerinckii Lipman 1904 (Approved Lists 1980) 

Culture medium:

MEDIUM 1 - for Acetobacter, Azotobacter, Gluconobacter, Gluconacetobacter, Mesorhizodium ciceri and Pseudomonas doudoroffii

DIAZOTROPHIC MEDIUM (RBA) (DSMZ Medium 441)

CIP Medium 314

CIP Medium 1

Temperature:

Growth 30 °C 

Growth 25-37 °C

No growth 5 °C

No growth 15 °C

No growth 41 °C

No growth 45 °C

Oxygen tolerance: obligate aerobe

Ability of spore formation: No

Isolation, sampling and environmental information:

Sample type/isolated from: activated sludge

Culture col. no.: DSM 378, ATCC 19360, NCIB 8948, VKM B-1615, CCUG 53670, LMG 1265, BCRC 14360, CIP 106282, IAM 12683, JCM 20742, CECT 9204, ICMP 8673, NCAIM B.01800, NCIMB 8948, NRRL B-14367, NRRL B-14640