''Pseudonocardia rhizophila'' is a bacterium from the genus of ''
Pseudonocardia
''Pseudonocardia'' is the type genus of the bacteria family Pseudonocardiaceae. Members of this genus have been found living mutualistically on the cuticle of the leafcutter ants because the bacteria has antibiotic properties that protect the fun ...
'' which has been isolated from
rhizosphere soil from the plant ''
Tripterygium wilfordii'' in
Yunnan in
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
.
References
Pseudonocardia
Bacteria described in 2012
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