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16S rRNA sequences were used to measure phylogenetic and evolutionary relationships among bacteria belonging to the alpha subdivision of the proteobacteria. Partial 16S rDNA sequences were determined for the five bacterial species belonging to the genus Azospirillum and compared with ribosomal sequences from other bacteria belonging to the alpha subdivision of the proteobacteria. The five Azospirillum species, A. lipoferum, A. brasilense, A. irakense, A. amazonense and A. halopraeferens, were grouped into a cluster which has been found to be related to Magnetospirillum magnetotacticum.
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Bally, R., Kabir, M., Rahman, M., Haurat, J., Normand, P. (1996). Azospirillum phylogeny based on 16S rRNA sequences. In: Rahman, M., Podder, A.K., Van Hove, C., Begum, Z.N.T., Heulin, T., Hartmann, A. (eds) Biological Nitrogen Fixation Associated with Rice Production. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 70. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8670-2_24
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