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Burkholderia, a genus rich in plant-associated nitrogen fixers with wide environmental and geographic distribution.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Jun 2001
Estrada-De Los Santos P, Bustillos-Cristales R, Caballero-Mellado J
Abstract excerpt
The genus Burkholderia comprises 19 species, including Burkholderia vietnamiensis which is the only known N(2)-fixing species of this bacterial genus. The first isolates of B. vietnamiensis were recovered from the rhizosphere of rice plants grown in a phytotron, but its existence in natural environments and its geographic distribution were not reported. In the present study, most N(2)-fixing isolates recovered...
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