Article
Occurrence and diversity of nitrogen-fixing Sphingomonas bacteria associated with rice plants grown in Brazil.
FEMS microbiology letters - 1 Apr 2009
Videira Sandy Sampaio, de Araujo Jean Luiz Simões, Rodrigues Luciana da Silva, Baldani Vera Lúcia Divan, Baldani José Ivo
Abstract excerpt
So far, the occurrence of nitrogen-fixing Sphingomonas bacteria has been restricted to three strains of Sphingomonas azotifigens. In this work, a group of 46 Sphingomonas-like isolates, which originated from two rice varieties grown in two soils in Brazil, were characterized based on morphological, physiological and genetic analyses. The PCR genus specifically applied indicated that all 46 isolates belonged to...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
