• Genomic insights into the versatility of the plant growth-promoting bacterium Azospirillum amazonense 

      Sant'Anna, Fernando Hayashi; Almeida, Luiz Gonzaga Paula de; Cecagno, Ricardo; Reolon, Luciano Antonio; Siqueira, Franciele Maboni; Machado, Maicon Ricardo Stange; Vasconcelos, Ana Tereza Ribeiro de; Schrank, Irene Silveira (2011) [Artigo de periódico]
      Background: The species Azospirillum amazonense belongs to a well-known genus of plant growth-promoting bacteria. This bacterium is found in association with several crops of economic importance; however, there is a lack ...
    • Partial characterization of nif genes from the bacterium Azospirillum amazonense 

      Potrich, Deise Porto; Passaglia, Luciane Maria Pereira; Schrank, Irene Silveira (2001) [Artigo de periódico]
      Azospirillum amazonense revealed genomic organization patterns of the nitrogen fixation genes similar to those of the distantly related species A. brasilense. Our work suggests that A. brasilense nifHDK, nifENX, fixABC ...
    • Tools for genetic manipulation of the plant growth-promoting bacterium Azospirillum amazonense 

      Sant'Anna, Fernando Hayashi; Andrade, Dieime de Souza; Trentini, Débora Broch; Weber, Shana de Souto; Schrank, Irene Silveira (2011) [Artigo de periódico]
      Background: Azospirillum amazonense has potential to be used as agricultural inoculant since it promotes plant growth without causing pollution, unlike industrial fertilizers. Owing to this fact, the study of this species ...