Azotobacter vinelandii (IAM 1078, CECT 9203, ATCC 9046)

Name: Azotobacter vinelandii (IAM 1078, CECT 9203, ATCC 9046)
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BacDive ID 162709

Type strain

Culture col. no. IAM 1078 CECT 9203 ATCC 9046 JCM 20040

NCBI tax ID(s) 354

Special Collections JCM

History IAM 1078 <-- ATCC 9046 <-- R. L. Starkey 37.

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Azotobacter vinelandii JCM 20040 is a bacterium of the family Pseudomonadaceae.

16S sequence Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 44378

ATCC 9046,IAM 1078,JCM 20040

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-02-09 11:39:27

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Pseudomonadota

Class Gammaproteobacteria

Order Pseudomonadales

Family Pseudomonadaceae

Genus Azotobacter

Species Azotobacter vinelandii

Full scientific name Azotobacter vinelandii Lipman 1903 (Approved Lists 1980)

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Azotobacter vinelandii** (16)	Type strain
12749	A. vinelandii 16, DSM 2289, ATCC 478, VKM B-1617, JCM 21475, ... (type strain)
12739	A. vinelandii 567, DSM 279, CCUG 51007
12740	A. vinelandii 73, DSM 332
12741	A. vinelandii OP, DSM 366, ATCC 13705
12742	A. vinelandii Kg 2, DSM 382
12743	A. vinelandii 1610, DSM 389, IMG 1610
12744	A. vinelandii W2, DSM 390
12745	A. vinelandii 5R, DSM 395
12746	A. vinelandii DSM 399, RH Rh6, RH 6
12747	A. vinelandii DSM 576, NCIB 9068
12748	A. vinelandii 135, DSM 720, ATCC 17962, BKM B-547, VKM ...
12750	A. vinelandii VI, DSM 2290, ATCC 7496
12751	A. vinelandii 1484, DSM 85, IMG 1484
12752	A. vinelandii 1484, Claus 1484T, DSM 86
12753	A. vinelandii 3a, Johnstone 3a, DSM 87, ATCC 12837, NCIB ...
12754	A. vinelandii 93-541b, DSM 13529

Morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
67770	positive	growth	30

Physiology and metabolism

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Taxonmaps

69479

Global distribution of 16S sequence LC571924 (>99% sequence identity) for Azotobacter vinelandii from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	1559
Soil Samples	688
Animal Samples	1425
Plant Samples	389
Total Samples	4061

Interaction and safety

Sequence information

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	Database	NCBI tax ID
67770	Azotobacter vinelandii JCM 20040 gene for 16S rRNA, partial sequence	LC571924	1458		354

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
	Tailoring 3HV Fraction in Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) by Azotobacter vinelandii Through Oxygen and Carbon Limitation in Continuous Cultures.	Perez A, Garcia A, Urtuvia V, Pena C, Diaz-Barrera A.	Polymers (Basel)	10.3390/polym17192578	2025
	Advances in alginate biosynthesis: regulation and production in Azotobacter vinelandii.	Ponce B, Zamora-Quiroz A, Gonzalez E, Andler R, Diaz-Barrera A.	Front Bioeng Biotechnol	10.3389/fbioe.2025.1593893	2025
	Alginate-based biomaterials in orthopedics: What are the prospects for bacterial alginate?	Dudun AA, Bonartseva GA, Bonartsev AP.	World J Orthop	10.5312/wjo.v16.i10.110562	2025
	The Azotobacter vinelandii AlgU regulon during vegetative growth and encysting conditions: A proteomic approach.	Chowdhury-Paul S, Martinez-Ortiz IC, Pando-Robles V, Moreno S, Espin G, Merino E, Nunez C.	PLoS One	10.1371/journal.pone.0286440	2023
	Extended batch cultures for poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) production by Azotobacter vinelandii OP growing at different aeration rates.	Urtuvia V, Ponce B, Andler R, Pena C, Diaz-Barrera A.	3 Biotech	10.1007/s13205-022-03380-3	2022
Metabolism	Increased c-di-GMP Levels Lead to the Production of Alginates of High Molecular Mass in Azotobacter vinelandii.	Ahumada-Manuel CL, Martinez-Ortiz IC, Hsueh BY, Guzman J, Waters CM, Zamorano-Sanchez D, Espin G, Nunez C.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.00134-20	2020
	Growth, respiratory activity and chlorpyrifos biodegradation in cultures of Azotobacter vinelandii ATCC 12837.	Conde-Avila V, Pena C, Perez-Armendariz B, Loera O, Martinez Valenzuela C, Leyva Morales JB, Jesus Bastidas Bastidas P, Salgado-Lugo H, Ortega Martinez LD.	AMB Express	10.1186/s13568-021-01339-w	2021
	Enhancing Soil Resilience: Bacterial Alginate Hydrogel vs. Algal Alginate in Mitigating Agricultural Challenges.	Dorochesi F, Barrientos-Sanhueza C, Diaz-Barrera A, Cuneo IF.	Gels	10.3390/gels9120988	2023
	A critical role of an oxygen-responsive gene for aerobic nitrogenase activity in Azotobacter vinelandii and its application to Escherichia coli.	Takimoto R, Tatemichi Y, Aoki W, Kosaka Y, Minakuchi H, Ueda M, Kuroda K.	Sci Rep	10.1038/s41598-022-08007-4	2022
Metabolism	Metabolic flux analysis and the NAD(P)H/NAD(P)⁺ ratios in chemostat cultures of Azotobacter vinelandii.	Garcia A, Ferrer P, Albiol J, Castillo T, Segura D, Pena C.	Microb Cell Fact	10.1186/s12934-018-0860-8	2018
	Bacterial Alginate-Based Hydrogel Reduces Hydro-Mechanical Soil-Related Problems in Agriculture Facing Climate Change.	Barrientos-Sanhueza C, Cargnino-Cisternas D, Diaz-Barrera A, Cuneo IF.	Polymers (Basel)	10.3390/polym14050922	2022
	Yeast extracts from different manufacturers and supplementation of amino acids and micro elements reveal a remarkable impact on alginate production by A. vinelandii ATCC9046.	Sparviero S, Dicke MD, Rosch TM, Castillo T, Salgado-Lugo H, Galindo E, Pena C, Buchs J.	Microb Cell Fact	10.1186/s12934-023-02112-3	2023
Metabolism	Expression of the sRNAs CrcZ and CrcY modulate the strength of carbon catabolite repression under diazotrophic or non-diazotrophic growing conditions in Azotobacter vinelandii.	Martinez-Valenzuela M, Guzman J, Moreno S, Ahumada-Manuel CL, Espin G, Nunez C.	PLoS One	10.1371/journal.pone.0208975	2018
Metabolism	The GacS/A-RsmA Signal Transduction Pathway Controls the Synthesis of Alkylresorcinol Lipids that Replace Membrane Phospholipids during Encystment of Azotobacter vinelandii SW136.	Romero Y, Guzman J, Moreno S, Cocotl-Yanez M, Vences-Guzman MA, Castaneda M, Espin G, Segura D.	PLoS One	10.1371/journal.pone.0153266	2016
Metabolism	flhDC, but not fleQ, regulates flagella biogenesis in Azotobacter vinelandii, and is under AlgU and CydR negative control.	Leon R, Espin G.	Microbiology (Reading)	10.1099/mic.0.2008/017665-0	2008
	Obtaining Active Polylactide (PLA) and Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) Blends Based Bionanocomposites Modified with Graphene Oxide and Supercritical Carbon Dioxide (scCO₂)-Assisted Cinnamaldehyde: Effect on Thermal-Mechanical, Disintegration and Mass Transport Properties.	Villegas C, Torres A, Bruna J, Bustos MI, Diaz-Barrera A, Romero J, Rojas A, Guarda A.	Polymers (Basel)	10.3390/polym13223968	2021
Metabolism	Evaluation of gene expression and alginate production in response to oxygen transfer in continuous culture of Azotobacter vinelandii.	Diaz-Barrera A, Martinez F, Pezoa FG, Acevedo F.	PLoS One	10.1371/journal.pone.0105993	2014
	The Modification of Regulatory Circuits Involved in the Control of Polyhydroxyalkanoates Metabolism to Improve Their Production.	Velazquez-Sanchez C, Espin G, Pena C, Segura D.	Front Bioeng Biotechnol	10.3389/fbioe.2020.00386	2020
Metabolism	Isolation and characterization of Azotobacter vinelandii mutants impaired in alkylresorcinol synthesis: alkylresorcinols are not essential for cyst desiccation resistance.	Segura D, Vite O, Romero Y, Moreno S, Castaneda M, Espin G.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.01575-08	2009
Metabolism	Sigma factor RpoS controls alkylresorcinol synthesis through ArpR, a LysR-type regulatory protein, during encystment of Azotobacter vinelandii.	Romero Y, Moreno S, Guzman J, Espin G, Segura D.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.01946-12	2013
Metabolism	Azotobacter vinelandii aldehyde dehydrogenase regulated by sigma(54): role in alcohol catabolism and encystment.	Gama-Castro S, Nunez C, Segura D, Moreno S, Guzman J, Espin G.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.183.21.6169-6174.2001	2001
Metabolism	The global regulators GacA and sigma(S) form part of a cascade that controls alginate production in Azotobacter vinelandii.	Castaneda M, Sanchez J, Moreno S, Nunez C, Espin G.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.183.23.6787-6793.2001	2001
Metabolism	Role of Azotobacter vinelandii mucA and mucC gene products in alginate production.	Nunez C, Leon R, Guzman J, Espin G, Soberon-Chavez G.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.182.23.6550-6556.2000	2000
Enzymology	Inactivation of the ampDE operon increases transcription of algD and affects morphology and encystment of Azotobacter vinelandii.	Nunez C, Moreno S, Cardenas L, Soberon-Chavez G, Espin G.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.182.17.4829-4835.2000	2000
	Molecular and bioengineering strategies to improve alginate and polydydroxyalkanoate production by Azotobacter vinelandii.	Galindo E, Pena C, Nunez C, Segura D, Espin G.	Microb Cell Fact	10.1186/1475-2859-6-7	2007
	The Azotobacter vinelandii response regulator AlgR is essential for cyst formation.	Nunez C, Moreno S, Soberon-Chavez G, Espin G.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.181.1.141-148.1999	1999
Enzymology	Characterization of the gene coding for GDP-mannose dehydrogenase (algD) from Azotobacter vinelandii.	Campos M, Martinez-Salazar JM, Lloret L, Moreno S, Nunez C, Espin G, Soberon-Chavez G.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.178.7.1793-1799.1996	1996
Metabolism	Characterization of the genes coding for the putative sigma factor AlgU and its regulators MucA, MucB, MucC, and MucD in Azotobacter vinelandii and evaluation of their roles in alginate biosynthesis.	Martinez-Salazar JM, Moreno S, Najera R, Boucher JC, Espin G, Soberon-Chavez G, Deretic V.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.178.7.1800-1808.1996	1996
	COVASIAM: an image analysis method that allows detection of confluent microbial colonies and colonies of various sizes for automated counting.	Corkidi G, Diaz-Uribe R, Folch-Mallol JL, Nieto-Sotelo J.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.64.4.1400-1404.1998	1998
	The use of a fluorimeter in the characterization of fluorescing substances elaborated by Azotobacter.	JOHNSTONE DB.	Appl Microbiol	10.1128/am.5.2.103-106.1957	1957
Cultivation	EXTRACELLULAR POLYSACCHARIDES OF AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII.	COHEN GH, JOHNSTONE DB.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.88.2.329-338.1964	1964
	Molecular weight and viscosifying power of alginates produced by mutant strains of Azotobacter vinelandii under microaerophilic conditions.	Garcia A, Castillo T, Ramos D, Ahumada-Manuel CL, Nunez C, Galindo E, Buchs J, Pena C	Biotechnol Rep (Amst)	10.1016/j.btre.2020.e00436	2020
Metabolism	Oxygen uptake rate in alginate producer (algU+) and nonproducer (algU-) strains of Azotobacter vinelandii under nitrogen-fixation conditions.	Castillo T, Lopez I, Flores C, Segura D, Garcia A, Galindo E, Pena C	J Appl Microbiol	10.1111/jam.13760	2018
Enzymology	Microbial alginate dressings show improved binding capacity for pathophysiological factors in chronic wounds compared to commercial alginate dressings of marine origin.	Fischer M, Gebhard F, Hammer T, Zurek C, Meurer G, Marquardt C, Hoefer D	J Biomater Appl	10.1177/0885328217702173	2017
Metabolism	Analysis of respiratory activity and carbon usage of a mutant of Azotobacter vinelandii impaired in poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate synthesis.	Jimenez L, Castillo T, Flores C, Segura D, Galindo E, Pena C	J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol	10.1007/s10295-016-1774-2	2016
Phylogeny	Biotechnologically produced microbial alginate dressings show enhanced gel forming capacity compared to commercial alginate dressings of marine origin.	Hoefer D, Schnepf JK, Hammer TR, Fischer M, Marquardt C	J Mater Sci Mater Med	10.1007/s10856-015-5492-5	2015
Metabolism	The acetylation degree of alginates in Azotobacter vinelandii ATCC9046 is determined by dissolved oxygen and specific growth rate: studies in glucose-limited chemostat cultivations.	Castillo T, Galindo E, Pena CF	J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol	10.1007/s10295-013-1274-6	2013
Enzymology	Cloning and expression of the isocitrate lyase gene from a nitrogen-fixing bacterium, Azotobacter vinelandii, and functional analysis of the enzyme by site-directed mutagenesis.	Tanaka Y, Hayashi T, Yamaoka N, Takada Y	Biosci Biotechnol Biochem	10.1271/bbb.110518	2012
Metabolism	Alginate production and alg8 gene expression by Azotobacter vinelandii in continuous cultures.	Diaz-Barrera A, Soto E, Altamirano C	J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol	10.1007/s10295-011-1055-z	2011
Metabolism	Oxygen transfer rate during the production of alginate by Azotobacter vinelandii under oxygen-limited and non oxygen-limited conditions.	Lozano E, Galindo E, Pena CF	Microb Cell Fact	10.1186/1475-2859-10-13	2011
Metabolism	Two-stage fermentation process for alginate production by Azotobacter vinelandii mutant altered in poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) synthesis.	Mejia MA, Segura D, Espin G, Galindo E, Pena C	J Appl Microbiol	10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04403.x	2010
Metabolism	The roles of oxygen and alginate-lyase in determining the molecular weight of alginate produced by Azotobacter vinelandii.	Trujillo-Roldan MA, Moreno S, Espin G, Galindo E	Appl Microbiol Biotechnol	10.1007/s00253-003-1419-z	2003
Biotechnology	Alginate production by an Azotobacter vinelandii mutant unable to produce alginate lyase.	Trujillo-Roldan MA, Moreno S, Segura D, Galindo E, Espin G	Appl Microbiol Biotechnol	10.1007/s00253-002-1173-7	2002
Metabolism	The GacS sensor kinase regulates alginate and poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate production in Azotobacter vinelandii.	Castaneda M, Guzman J, Moreno S, Espin G	J Bacteriol	10.1128/JB.182.9.2624-2628.2000	2000
Genetics	Role of alternative sigma factor algU in encystment of Azotobacter vinelandii.	Moreno S, Najera R, Guzman J, Soberon-Chavez G, Espin G	J Bacteriol	10.1128/JB.180.10.2766-2769.1998	1998
Metabolism	Isolation and characterization of an Azotobacter vinelandii algK mutant.	Mejia-Ruiz H, Moreno S, Guzman J, Najera R, Leon R, Soberon-Chavez G, Espin G	FEMS Microbiol Lett	10.1111/j.1574-6968.1997.tb12712.x	1997

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Azotobacter vinelandii (IAM 1078, CECT 9203, ATCC 9046)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture temp

Physiology and metabolism

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

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Interaction and safety

Sequence information

16S sequences

Genome-based predictions

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