Herbaspirillum lusitanum

Herbaspirillum lusitanum is a nitrogen-fixing bacterium found in root nodules of common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris).[3] Phylogenetic analyses have shown this bacterium belongs to the genus Herbaspirillum.[3] H. lusitanum lacks the nif gene.[4] A nodD-like gene is present, but no other nod genes have been identified. The lack of nif and nod genes suggests H. lusitanum is an opportunistic bacterium capable of colonizing root nodules, but is unable to fix nitrogen.[4]

Herbaspirillum lusitanum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Proteobacteria
Class:
Betaproteobacteria
Order:
Burkholderiales
Family:
Oxalobacteraceae
Genus:
Herbaspirillum
Binomial name
Herbaspirillum lusitanum
Valverde et al. 2003[1]
Type strain
CCUG 48869

CECT 5661
CIP 108242
DSM 17154
LMG 21710
P6-12
strain P6-12
Valverde P6-12[2]

References
  1. "Nomenclature, Herbaspirillum lusitanum Valverde et al. 2003". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
  2. Strain Passport, CCUG 48869 Herbaspirillum lusitanum
  3. Angel Valverde; Encarna Velázquez; Carmen Gutiérrez; Emilio Cervantes; Antonio Ventosa; José-Mariano Igua (November 2003). "Herbaspirillum lusitanum sp. nov., a novel nitrogen-fixing bacterium associated with root nodules of Phaseolus vulgaris". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 53 (6): 1979–1983. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.02677-0. Archived from the original on 2013-04-15.
  4. Vinícius Almir Weissa; Helisson Faoroa; Michelle Zibbetti Tadra-Sfeira; Roberto Tadeu Raittzb; Emanuel Maltempi de Souzaa; Rose Adele Monteiroa; Rodrigo Luis Alves Cardosoa; Roseli Wassema; Leda Satie Chubatsua; Luciano Fernandes Huergoa; Marcelo Müller-Santosa; Maria Berenice Reynaud Steffensa; Liu Un Rigoa; Fábio de Oliveira Pedrosaa; Leonardo Magalhães Cruza (August 2012). "Draft Genome Sequence of Herbaspirillum lusitanum P6-12, an Endophyte Isolated from Root Nodules of Phaseolus vulgaris". J. Bacteriol. 194 (15): 4136–4137. doi:10.1128/JB.00657-12. PMC 3416514. PMID 22815451.


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