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Reclassification of Roseomonas fauriae Rihs et al. 1998 as a later heterotypic synonym of Azospirillum brasilense Tarrand et al. 1979.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Dec 2006
Helsel Leta O, Hollis Dannie G, Steigerwalt Arnold G, Levett Paul N
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The relatedness of Roseomonas fauriae and Azospirillum brasilense was investigated using phenotypic methods and DNA-DNA hybridization. Conventional biochemical tests did not differentiate between the two taxa. DNA-DNA hybridization experiments revealed high values for relatedness between the type strains of these species and suggest that these two taxa constitute a single species. Strains previously identified as...
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