title: Reclassification of Roseomonas fauriae Rihs et al. 1998 as a later heterotypic synonym of Azospirillum brasilense Tarrand et al. 1979.
abstract: The relatedness of Roseomonas fauriae and Azospirillum brasilense was investigated using phenotypic methods and DNA-DNA hybridization. Conventional biochemical tests did not differentiate between the two taxa. DNA-DNA hybridization experiments revealed high values for relatedness between the type strains of these species and suggest that these two taxa constitute a single species. Strains previously identified as R. fauriae should be reclassified as A. brasilense, with the name Roseomonas fauriae as a later heterotypic synonym of Azospirillum brasilense.
authors.affiliation: Meningitis and Special Pathogens Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
authors.forename: Leta O
authors.initials: LO
authors.lastname: Helsel
authors.affiliation: Meningitis and Special Pathogens Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
authors.forename: Dannie G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Hollis
authors.affiliation: Meningitis and Special Pathogens Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
authors.forename: Arnold G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Steigerwalt
authors.affiliation: Meningitis and Special Pathogens Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
authors.forename: Paul N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Levett
mesh_terms: D020561:Alphaproteobacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D015806:Azospirillum brasilense / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010641:Phenotype