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Table 1 Classification and general features of A. humicireducens SgZ-5T according to the MIGS recommendations [16]

From: Complete genome sequence of the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Azospirillum humicireducens type strain SgZ-5T

MIGS ID

Property

Term

Evidence codea

 

Current Classification

Domain Bacteria

TSA [22]

Phylum Proteobacteria

TSA [33]

Class Alphaproteobacteria

TSA [34]

Order Rhodospirillales

TSA [35, 36]

Family Rhodospirillaceae

TSA [35, 36]

Genus Azospirillum

TSA [37, 38]

Species Azospirillum humicireducens

TSA [11]

Type strain SgZ-5=CCTCC AB 2012021=KACC 16605

TSA [11]

Gram stain

Negative

TSA [11]

Cell shape

Spiral, straight to slightly curved rods

TSA [11]

Motility

Motile

TSA [11]

Sporulation

Nonsporulating

NSA

Temperature range

25–37 °C

TSA [11]

Optimum temperature

30 °C

TSA [11]

pH range; Optimum

5.5–8.5; 7.2

TSA [11]

Carbon source

Acetate, L-lactate, citrate, D-ribose, L-rhamnose, D-glucose, N-Acetyl-glucosamine, meso-inositol, D-saccharose, D-maltose, suberic acid, malonate, L-serine, salicin, L-alanine, gluconate, glycogen, 2-keto-gluconate, D-mannitol, D-melibiose, L-fucose, D-sorbierite, L-arabinose, L-histidine, 3-hydroxy-butyric acid, 4-hydroxy-benzoic acid, L-proline, capric acid, adipic acid and malic acid

TSA [11]

MIGS-6

Habitat

Paddy soil

TSA [11]

MIGS-6.3

Salinity

NaCl 0–1% (w/v)

TSA [11]

MIGS-22

Oxygen requirement

Facultative anaerobic

TSA [11]

MIGS-15

Biotic relationship

Free living

NAS

MIGS-14

Pathogenicity

Not reported

 

MIGS-4

Geographic location

Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China

NAS

MIGS-5

Sample collection time

Dec 2011

NAS

MIGS-4.1

Latitude

23.18o N

NAS

MIGS-4.2

Longitude

113.36o E

NAS

MIGS-4.3

Depth

0.1 m beneath the surface

NAS

MIGS-4.4

Altitude

40 m

NAS

  1. aEvidence code – IDA Inferred from direct assay, TAS Traceable author statement (i.e., a direct report exists in the literature), NAS Non-traceable author statement (i.e., not directly observed for the living, isolated sample, but based on a generally accepted property for the species, or anecdotal evidence). These evidence codes are from the Gene Ontology Project [39]