Herbaspirillum seropedicae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
Class: | Beta Proteobacteria |
Order: | Burkholderiales |
Family: | Oxalobacteraceae |
Genus: | Herbaspirillum |
Binomial name | |
Herbaspirillum seropedicae (Leifson 1962) Ding and Yokota 2004 |
Herbaspirillum seropedicae is an betaproteobacteria with is endophytic diazotroph and forms nitrogen-fixing associations with maize (Zea mays), rice (Oryza sativa), sorghum (Sorghum bicolor),sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum), bananas (Musa) and pineapple (Ananas comosus). H. seropedicae is a potential nitrogen biofertilizer. Studies have shown that rice with H. seropedicae inoculated increases the yield to an equivalent of 40 kg N/ha.