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Acetobacter diazotrophicus sp. nov., a Nitrogen-Fixing Acetic Acid Bacterium Associated with Sugarcane

International Journal of Systematic BacteriologyPublished 1 July 1989
M. Gillis, K. Kersters, Bart Hoste, Daniëlle Janssens, Reiner M. Kroppenstedt, Marília Penteado Stephan
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TL;DR

Results of deoxyribon nucleic acid (DNA)-ribosomal ribonucleic acid and DNA-DNA hybridizations revealed that nitrogen-fixing bacteria isolated from roots and stems of sugarcane belong to a new species in the genus Acetobacter, for which the name AcetOBacter diazotrophicus sp.

Abstract

Results of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)-ribosomal ribonucleic acid and DNA-DNA hybridizations, together with a phenotypic and chemotaxonomic analysis, revealed that nitrogen-fixing bacteria isolated from roots and stems of sugarcane belong to a new species in the genus Acetobacter, for which the name Acetobacter diazotrophicus sp. nov. is proposed. Strain LMG 7603 (= Döbereiner PA1 5 = ATCC 49037) is the type strain.

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