Enterobacter radicincitans sp. nov. DSM16656(T) represents a new species of the genus Enterobacter which is a biological nitrogen-fixing endophytic bacterium with growth-promoting effects on a variety of crop and model plant species. The presence of genes for nitrogen fixation, phosphorous mobilization, and phytohormone production reflects this microbe's potential plant growth-promoting activity.
Witzel K, Gwinn-Giglio M, Nadendla S, Shefchek K, Ruppel S (2012) Genome sequence of Enterobacter radicincitans DSM16656(T), a plant growth-promoting endophyte Journal of Bacteriology194: 5469
Witzel K, Gwinn-Giglio M, Nadendla S, Shefchek K, Ruppel S (2012) Journal of Bacteriology194: 5469