Azospirillum

Azospirillum is a Gram-negative, microaerophilic, non-fermentative and nitrogen-fixing bacterial genus from the family of Rhodospirillaceae.[1][2][3][4][5] Azospirillum bacteria can promote plant growth.[6]

Azospirillum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Proteobacteria
Class:
Alphaproteobacteria
Order:
Rhodospirillales
Family:
Rhodospirillaceae
Genus:
Azospirillum

Tarrand et al. 1979[1]
Type species
Azospirillum lipoferum[1]
Species

A. brasilense[1]
A. canadense[1]
A. doebereinerae[1]
A. fermentarium[1]
A. formosense[1]
A. halopraeferens[1]
A. humicireducens[1]
A. irakense[1]
A. largimobile[1]
A. lipoferum[1]
A. melinis[1]
A. oryzae[1]
A. picis[1]
A. rugosum[1]
A. thiophilum[1]
A. zeae[1]

References
  1. Parte, A.C. "Azospirillum". www.bacterio.net.
  2. Naveen Kumar, Arora (2014). Plant Microbes Symbiosis: Applied Facets. Springer. ISBN 978-81-322-2068-8.
  3. "Azospirillum". www.uniprot.org.
  4. Steenhoudt, O; Vanderleyden, J (October 2000). "Azospirillum, a free-living nitrogen-fixing bacterium closely associated with grasses: genetic, biochemical and ecological aspects". FEMS Microbiology Reviews. 24 (4): 487–506. doi:10.1111/j.1574-6976.2000.tb00552.x. PMID 10978548.
  5. Fabricio Dario, Cassán; Yaacov, Okon; Cecilia M., Creus (2015). Handbook for Azospirillum: Technical Issues and Protocols. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-06542-7.
  6. Elena I., Katsy (2014). Plasticity in plant-growth-promoting and phytopathogenic bacteria. New York, NY: Imprint: Springer. ISBN 978-1-4614-9203-0.

Further reading
  • Okon, edited by Yaacov (1994). Azospirillum/plant associations. Boca Raton: CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-4925-7.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  • Klingmüller, edited by Walter (2012). Azospirillum III Genetics · Physiology · Ecology Proceedings of the Third Bayreuth Azospirillum Workshop. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-642-70791-9.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  • Klingmüller, edited by Walter (2012). Azospirillum IV Genetics · Physiology · Ecology Proceedings of the Fourth Bayreuth Azospirillum Workshop. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-642-73072-6.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  • George M., Garrity (2005). Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology (2nd ed.). New York: Springer. ISBN 0-387-24145-0.
  • Khush, edited by G.S.; Bennett, J. (1992). Nodulation and nitrogen fixation in rice : potential and prospects. Manila, Philippines: International Rice Research Institute. ISBN 971-22-0035-3.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)


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