Azoarcus

Azoarcus is a genus of nitrogen-fixating bacteria.[1] Species in this genus are usually found in contaminated water, as they are involved in the degradation of some contaminants, commonly habitating in soil. These bacteria have also been found growing in the endophytic compartment (inside the plant between the living cells) of some rice species and other grasses. [2]

References

  1. Reinhold-Hurek, B.; Hurek, T.; Gillis, M.; Hoste, B.; Vancanneyt, M.; Kersters, K.; De Ley, J. (1993). "Azoarcus gen. nov., Nitrogen-Fixing Proteobacteria Associated with Roots of Kallar Grass (Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth), and Description of Two Species, Azoarcus indigens sp. nov. and Azoarcus communis sp. nov.". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 43 (3): 574–584. doi:10.1099/00207713-43-3-574. ISSN 0020-7713.
  2. Raven Biology of Plants 8th Edition. Freeman

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