Azospirillum halopraeferens explained

Azospirillum halopraeferens is a species of nitrogen-fixing bacteria associated with the roots of Diplachne fusca and black mangrove.^{[1] [2]} It is microaerophilic and its type strain is Au 4 (= LMG 7108 =DSM 3675).

Further reading

• Rueda-Puente. E. O.. Castellanos. T.. Troyo-Diéguez. E.. León-Alvarez. J. L. Díaz de. Effect of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Azospirillum halopraeferens on the growth and development of two Salicornia bigelovii genotypes. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture. 44. 1. 2004. 65. 0816-1089. 10.1071/EA03012.

External links

• • LPSN
• Type strain of Azospirillum halopraeferens at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Notes and References

1. Puente. M. Root-surface colonization of black mangrove seedlings by Azospirillum halopraeferens and Azospirillum brasilense in seawater. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 29. 3. 1999. 283–292. 0168-6496. 10.1016/S0168-6496(99)00023-9. free.
2. Reinhold. B.. Hurek. T.. Fendrik. I.. Pot. B.. Gillis. M.. Kersters. K.. Thielemans. S.. De Ley. J.. Azospirillum halopraeferens sp. nov., a Nitrogen-Fixing Organism Associated with Roots of Kallar Grass (Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth). International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 37. 1. 1987. 43–51. 0020-7713. 10.1099/00207713-37-1-43. free.