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SUBMITTER: Chen M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4149035 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Standards in genomic sciences 20140606 3
Kosakonia sacchari sp. nov. is a new species within the new genus Kosakonia, which was included in the genus Enterobacter. K sacchari is a nitrogen-fixing bacterium named for its association with sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.). K sacchari bacteria are Gram-negative, aerobic, non-spore-forming, motile rods. Strain SP1(T) (=CGMCC1.12102(T)=LMG 26783(T)) is the type strain of the K sacchari sp. nov and is able to colonize and fix N2 in association with sugarcane plants, thus promoting plant g ...[more]