''Gluconacetobacter azotocaptans'' is a species of
acetic acid bacteria
Acetic acid bacteria (AAB) are a group of Gram-negative bacteria which oxidize sugars or ethanol and produce acetic acid during fermentation. The acetic acid bacteria consist of 10 genera in the family Acetobacteraceae. Several species of acet ...
first isolated from
rhizosphere
The rhizosphere is the narrow region of soil or substrate that is directly influenced by root secretions and associated soil microorganisms known as the root microbiome. Soil pores in the rhizosphere can contain many bacteria and other microor ...
s and
rhizoplane
The rhizosphere is the narrow region of soil or substrate that is directly influenced by root secretions and associated soil microorganisms known as the root microbiome. Soil pores in the rhizosphere can contain many bacteria and other microorg ...
s of coffee plants. Its type strain is CFN-Ca54
T (= ATCC 70098S
T = DSM 13594
T).
References
Further reading
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*Morley, Robyn. "Impact of free-living diazotrophs, Azospirillum lipoferum and Gluconacetobacter azotocaptans, on growth and nitrogen utilization by wheat (Triticum aestivum cv. Lillian)." (2013).
*Zchori-Fein, Einat, and Kostas Bourtzis, eds. Manipulative tenants: bacteria associated with arthropods. CRC Press, 2011.
External links
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LPSNType strain of ''Gluconacetobacter azotocaptans'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Rhodospirillales
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