AAPFCO MICROBE CLAIMS AND CATEGORIES

Microorganism Synonym(s) Also Pesticidal
?		 Pathogenic
?		 Accepted Claim(s)
Acaulospora colombiana Entrophospora colombiana FALSE FALSE Improve crop yields and productivity
Acidovorax delafieldii   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Acidovorax facilis   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Alcaligenes faecalis   FALSE FALSE Improve plant growth and nitrogen uptake; some strains involved in N fixation and P solubilization
Anabaena cylindrica   FALSE FALSE Nitrogen fixing
Anacystis montana   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Aneurinibacillus aneurinilyticus   FALSE FALSE Beneficial to plants and/or soils
Arthrobacter agilis   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Arthrobacter citreus   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Arthrobacter globiformis   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Arthrobacter luteus   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Arthrobacter simplex   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Arthrobacter terreus   FALSE FALSE Beneficial to plants and/or soils; general yield benefit OK
Aspergillus niger   FALSE FALSE Beneficial to plants and/or soils
Aspergillus oryzae   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Aspergillus terreus   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Azoarcus indigens   FALSE FALSE Nitrogen fixing
Azorhizobium caulinodans   FALSE FALSE Nitrogen fixing; limited host associations
Azospirillum amazonense   FALSE FALSE Beneficial to plants and/or soils
Azospirillum brasilense   TRUE FALSE Growth promotion; nitrogen fixing
Azospirillum lipoferum   FALSE FALSE Nitrogen fixing (variable); yield support
Azotobacter chroococcum   TRUE FALSE Nitrogen fixing; foliar benefit
Azotobacter paspali   FALSE FALSE Nitrogen fixing
Azotobacter vinelandii   FALSE FALSE Nitrogen fixing
Bacillus altitudinis   TRUE FALSE Beneficial to plants and/or soils
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Bacillus velezensis TRUE FALSE Improves soil structure; enzyme production; growth promotion
Bacillus atrophaeus   FALSE FALSE Beneficial to plants and/or soils; nitrogen fixing
Bacillus azotofixans Paenibacillus azotofixans FALSE FALSE Nitrogen fixing
Bacillus azotoformans   FALSE FALSE Nitrogen fixing
Bacillus brevis   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Bacillus cereus   TRUE TRUE Not acceptable; pathogenic
Bacillus coagulans   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Bacillus firmus Cytobacillus firmus TRUE FALSE Beneficial; EPA pesticide history
Bacillus licheniformis Bacillus paralicheniformis TRUE FALSE Nitrogen fixing; drought tolerance; P solubilization
Bacillus megaterium Priestia megaterium FALSE FALSE Nitrogen fixing; phosphorus solubilization
Bacillus methylotrophicus Bacillus velezensis FALSE FALSE Beneficial; improves germination and biomass
Bacillus mojavensis   FALSE FALSE Beneficial to plants and/or soils
Bacillus mucilaginosus Paenibacillus mucilaginosus FALSE FALSE Plant growth increase; K solubilization
Bacillus mycoides   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Bacillus pasteurii Sporosarcina pasteurii FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Bacillus polymyxa Paenibacillus polymyxa TRUE FALSE Nitrogen fixing; phosphorus solubilization
Bacillus pumilus Bacillus safensis TRUE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Bacillus siamensis   FALSE FALSE Beneficial; may increase plant growth
Bacillus simplex   FALSE FALSE Phosphorus solubilization; root growth
Bacillus sphaericus Lysinibacillus sphaericus TRUE FALSE Beneficial to plants and/or soils
Bacillus subtilis   TRUE FALSE Germination increase; nutrient uptake
Bacillus thuringiensis   TRUE TRUE Pesticidal; restricted
Bacillus velezensis   TRUE FALSE Beneficial; antimicrobial and plant performance
Beauveria bassiana   TRUE FALSE May increase plant growth
Candida utilis   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Clonostachys rosea   TRUE FALSE Root colonization; increases plant growth
Curtobacterium salicis   FALSE FALSE Beneficial to plants and/or soils
Delftia acidovorans   FALSE TRUE Limited; caution
Enterobacter cloacae   FALSE TRUE Not approved
Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus   FALSE FALSE Nitrogen fixing; yield improvement
Lactobacillus spp.   FALSE FALSE Improves soil structure and nutrient availability
Meyerozyma guilliermondii   FALSE FALSE Beneficial yeast
Micrococcus luteus   FALSE FALSE Siderophore production; nutrient competition
Pantoea dispersa   FALSE FALSE Beneficial microbe
Penicillium bilaiae   FALSE FALSE Phosphate solubilization
Piriformospora indica   FALSE FALSE Root growth; nutrient uptake; yield improvement
Rhodotorula graminis   FALSE FALSE Beneficial yeast
Saccharomyces cerevisiae   TRUE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Streptomyces griseoflavus   TRUE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Streptomyces griseus   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Streptomyces lydicus   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Streptomyces nigrescens   TRUE FALSE Siderophores; iron uptake; plant growth
Suillus granulatus   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Suillus punctatipes   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Suillus punctipes   FALSE FALSE Tree-specific use
Trichoderma asperellum   TRUE FALSE P solubilization; stress tolerance; root growth
Trichoderma atroviride   TRUE FALSE Root colonization; seedling growth
Trichoderma hamatum   TRUE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Trichoderma harzianum   TRUE FALSE Nutrient use efficiency; yield; stress tolerance
Trichoderma koningii   TRUE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Trichoderma reesei   TRUE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Trichoderma virens   TRUE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Trichoderma viride   TRUE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Trichoderma velutinum   TRUE FALSE Accepted
Trichoderma afroharzianum   TRUE FALSE Accepted
Trichoderma spirale   TRUE FALSE Accepted
Xanthobacter autotrophicus   FALSE FALSE Nitrogen fixing; increases soil fertility
Yarrowia lipolytica   FALSE FALSE Phosphate solubilization; improves P uptake