José Ivo Baldani, Natália Dos Santos Ferreira, Stefan Shwab, Veronica Massena Reis, Luis Henrique de Barros Soares, Jean Luiz Simões-Araujo, Fernanda Dos Santos Dourado, Evelise Bach, Natália Neutzling Camacho, Amanda Maura de Oliveira, Bruno José Rodrigues Alves, Andréia Loviane Silva, Carolina Nachi Rossi, Alberto Fernandes de Oliveira Junior, Jerri Edson Zilli
A group of Gram-negative plant-associated diazotrophic bacteria belonging to the genus Nitrospirillum was investigated, including both previously characterized and newly isolated strains from diverse regions and biomes, predominantly in Brazil. Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA and recA genes revealed the formation of a distinct clade consisting of thirteen strains, separate from the formally recognized species N. amazonense (the closest species) and N. iridis. Comprehensive taxonomic analyses using the whole genomes of four strains (BR 11140T = AM 18T = Y-2T = DSM 2788T = ATCC 35120T , BR 11142T = AM 14T = Y-1T = DSM 2787T = ATCC 35119T , BR 11145 = CBAmC, and BR 12005) supported the division of these strains into two species: N...
April 17, 2024: Current Microbiology