Neorhizobium | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
Order: | Rhizobiales |
Family: | Rhizobiaceae |
Genus: |
Neorhizobium Mousavi et al. 2014 |
Type species | |
Neorhizobium galegae Lindström 1989 |
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Species | |
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Neorhizobium is a genus of Gram-negative soil bacteria that fix nitrogen. It was recently segregated from the genus Rhizobium. Neorhizobium forms an endosymbiotic nitrogen-fixing association with roots of legumes.