Azoarcus

Azoarcus is a genus of nitrogen-fixating bacteria.[1] Species in this genus are usually found in contaminated water, as they are involved in the degradation of some contaminants, commonly habitating in soil.

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  1. REINHOLD-HUREK (B.), HUREK (T.), GILLIS (M.), HOSTE (B.), VANCANNEYT (M.), KERSTERS (K.), and DE LEY (J.): Azoarcus gen. nov., nitrogen-fixing proteobacteria associated with roots of kallar grass (Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth), and description of two species,Azoarcus indigens sp. nov. and Azoarcus communis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, 43, 574-584.

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