Microvirga ossetica

Microvirga ossetica
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M. ossetica
Binomial name
Microvirga ossetica
Safronova et al. 2017[1]
Type strain
LMG 29787, V5/3M, RCAM 02728[2]

Microvirga ossetica is a Gram-negative bacterium from the genus of Microvirga that was first isolated from the root nodules of the plant Vicia alpestris, a species of legume, found in North Ossetia Russia. The species was formally described and named in 2016 by Safronova et al. The bacterium is of particular interest because it is a type of rhizobia, a group of nitrogen-fixing bacteria that form symbiotic relationships with legumes to help them fix atmospheric nitrogen.[3]

  1. ^ Parte, A.C. "Microvirga". LPSN.
  2. ^ "Microvirga ossetica". www.uniprot.org.
  3. ^ Safronova, VI; Kuznetsova, IG; Sazanova, AL; Belimov, AA; Andronov, EE; Chirak, ER; Osledkin, YS; Onishchuk, OP; Kurchak, ON; Shaposhnikov, AI; Willems, A; Tikhonovich, IA (January 2017). "Microvirga ossetica sp. nov., a species of rhizobia isolated from root nodules of the legume species Vicia alpestris Steven". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 67 (1): 94–100. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.001577. PMID 27902217.