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16S ribosomal DNA characterization of nitrogen-fixing bacteria isolated from banana (Musa spp.) and pineapple (Ananas
L Magalhães Cruz1, E M de Souza, O B Weber
1Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Paraná, 81.531-990 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
|April 25, 2001
Abstract:
Nitrogen-fixing bacteria isolated from banana (Musa spp.) and pineapple (Ananas comosus (L.) Merril) were characterized by amplified 16S ribosomal DNA restriction analysis and 16S rRNA sequence analysis. Herbaspirillum seropedicae, Herbaspirillum rubrisubalbicans, Burkholderia brasilensis, and Burkholderia tropicalis were identified. Eight other types were placed in close proximity to these genera and other alpha and beta Proteobacteria.