Abstract
Partial 16S rDNA sequence was determined for the five bacterial species belonging to the genus Azospirillum and were compared to ribosomal sequences from other bacteria belonging to the alpha subdivision of the Proteobacteria. A tree obtained by using the Neighbor-joining method was presented. The five Azospirillum species, A. lipoferum, A. brasilense, A. irakense, A. amazonense and A. halopræferens, were grouped into a significant cluster which has been found to be closely related to Magnetospirillum magnetotacticum and Rhodospirillum rubrum.
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Abbreviations
- rRNA:
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ribosomal RNA
- rrs :
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ribosomal RNA small-encoding gene
- PCR:
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polymerase chain reaction
- bp:
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base pair(s)
- rDNA:
-
ribosomal DNA
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Bally, R., Haurat, J., Normand, P. (1995). Azospirillum Phylogeny Based on rrs (16S rRNA Gene) Sequences. In: Fendrik, I., del Gallo, M., Vanderleyden, J., de Zamaroczy, M. (eds) Azospirillum VI and Related Microorganisms. NATO ASI Series, vol 37. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79906-8_12
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