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Paenibacillus brasilensis sp. nov., a novel nitrogen-fixing species isolated from the maize rhizosphere in Brazil.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Nov 2002
von der Weid Irene, Duarte Gabriela Frois, van Elsas Jan Dirk, Seldin Lucy
Abstract excerpt
Sixteen nitrogen-fixing strains isolated from the rhizosphere of maize planted in Cerrado soil, Brazil, which showed morphological and biochemical characteristics similar to the gas-forming Paenibacillus spp., were phenotypically and genetically characterized. Their identification as members of the genus Paenibacillus was confirmed by using specific primers based on the 16S rRNA gene. SDS-PAGE of whole-cell...
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