Article
Azospirillum irakense sp. nov., a nitrogen-fixing bacterium associated with rice roots and rhizosphere soil.
Research in microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Khammas K M, Ageron E, Grimont P A, Kaiser P
Abstract excerpt
A new species of nitrogen-fixing bacteria, Azospirillum irakense, was found associated with roots and the rhizosphere of rice in the region of Diwaniyah (Qadisya), Iraq. The seven isolates, on which the species description is based, have vibrioid to S-shaped cells with one polar flagellum in liqu...
Topics
- In Vitro Techniques
- Nitrogen Fixation
- Nitrogenase
- Nucleic Acid Hybridization
- Oryza
- Phenotype
- Soil Microbiology
- Spirillum