Ensifer numidicus
Ensifer numidicus is a nitrogen fixing symbiont of Fabaceae. gram-negative, aerobic, non-spore forming, rod-shaped bacterium of the family Rhizobiaceae. First described in 2010; more biovars have since been isolated and described with ORS 1407 considered the representative organism. Most examples have been found in arid and infra-arid regions of Tunisia.
| Ensifer numidicus | |
|---|---|
| Rhizobia nodules attached to roots of Vigna unguiculata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Hyphomicrobiales |
| Family: | Rhizobiaceae |
| Genus: | Ensifer |
| Species: | E. numidicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ensifer numidicus Merabet et al. 2010 | |
| Type strain | |
| ORS 1444, ORS1410, ORS 1407, LMG 24690,CIP 109850, PN14, LBi2 | |
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