Scientific name Herbaspirillum Rank Genus | Phylum Proteobacteria Higher classification Oxalobacteraceae | |
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Similar Bacteria, Azospirillum, Azospirillum brasilense, Azoarcus, Gluconacetobacter | ||
Herbaspirillum is a genus of bacteria, including the nitrogen-fixing Herbaspirillum lusitanum.
Although usually found in soil environments, it has also been identified as a contaminant of DNA extraction kit reagents, which may lead to its erroneous appearance in microbiota or metagenomic datasets.
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