Order Rhizobiales | Phylum Proteobacteria | |
Genus PararhizobiumMousavi et al. 2015 Similar Rhizobiaceae, Allorhizobium vitis, Mesorhizobium, Sinorhizobium, Rhizobium |
Pararhizobium is a genus of Gram-negative soil bacteria that fix nitrogen. It was recently segregated from the genus Rhizobium. Pararhizobium forms an endosymbiotic nitrogen-fixing association with roots of legumes.
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