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Azorhizobium

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Azorhizobium is a genus of Gram-negative soil bacteria. They fix nitrogen in symbiosis with plants in the genus Sesbania. Strain ORS571 of A. caulinodans has been fully sequenced.

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GENUS

  1. KingdomBacteria
  2. PhylumProteobacteria
  3. ClassAlphaproteobacteria
  4. OrderRhizobiales
  5. FamilyXanthobacteraceae

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Xanthobacteraceae
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taxon name
Azorhizobium
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Azorhizobium is a genus of Gram-negative soil bacteria. They fix nitrogen in symbiosis with plants in the genus Sesbania. Strain ORS571 of A. caulinodans has been fully sequenced.

Azorhizobium caulinodans ORS571 has exceptional properties because it is able to fix nitrogen in both aerobic free-living and symbiotic states

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