Azospirillum lipoferum

Azospirillum lipoferum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Pseudomonadati
Phylum:	Pseudomonadota
Class:	Alphaproteobacteria
Order:	Rhodospirillales
Family:	Azospirillaceae
Genus:	Azospirillum
Species:	A. lipoferum
Binomial name
	Azospirillum lipoferum; Reinhold (Beijerinck 1925) Tarrand et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)
Synonyms
	"Spirillum lipoferum" Beijerinck 1925;

Last updated August 20, 2025

Azospirillum lipoferum is a species of microaerophilic, gram-negative, rod-shaped,^[3] nitrogen-fixing bacteria.^[1] They are currently most notable for the ability to enhance the success of certain agricultural plant products such as maize, rice, and wheat.^[4]^[5]

References

1 2 Tarrand JJ, Krieg NR, Dobereiner J (1978). "A taxonomic study of the Spirillum lipoferum group, with descriptions of a new genus, Azospirillum gen. nov. and two species, Azospirillum lipoferum (Beijerinck) comb. nov. and Azospirillum brasilense sp. nov". Can J Microbiol. 24 (8): 967–980. doi:10.1139/m78-160. hdl: 10919/54873 . PMID 356945.
↑ Euzéby JP, Parte AC. "Azospirillum lipoferum". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved June 7, 2021.
↑ Steenhoudt, O.; Vanderleyden, J. (October 2000). "Azospirillum, a free-living nitrogen-fixing bacterium closely associated with grasses: genetic, biochemical and ecological aspects". FEMS Microbiology Reviews. 24 (4): 487–506. doi: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2000.tb00552.x . ISSN 0168-6445. PMID 10978548.
↑ Rozier, Camille; Gerin, Florence; Czarnes, Sonia; Legendre, Laurent (2019-06-01). "Biopriming of maize germination by the plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium Azospirillum lipoferum CRT1". Journal of Plant Physiology. 237: 111–119. doi: 10.1016/j.jplph.2019.04.011 . ISSN 0176-1617. PMID 31071544. S2CID 149443862.
↑ Mehmood, Tahir; Li, Guihua; Anjum, Tehmina; Akram, Waheed (2021-01-01). "Azospirillum lipoferum strain AL-3 reduces early blight disease of potato and enhance yield". Crop Protection. 139: 105349. doi: 10.1016/j.cropro.2020.105349 . ISSN 0261-2194. S2CID 224998617.

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[Tarrand-1] 1 2 Tarrand JJ, Krieg NR, Dobereiner J (1978). "A taxonomic study of the Spirillum lipoferum group, with descriptions of a new genus, Azospirillum gen. nov. and two species, Azospirillum lipoferum (Beijerinck) comb. nov. and Azospirillum brasilense sp. nov". Can J Microbiol. 24 (8): 967–980. doi:10.1139/m78-160. hdl: 10919/54873 . PMID 356945.

[LPSN-2] Euzéby JP, Parte AC. "Azospirillum lipoferum". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved June 7, 2021.

[3] Steenhoudt, O.; Vanderleyden, J. (October 2000). "Azospirillum, a free-living nitrogen-fixing bacterium closely associated with grasses: genetic, biochemical and ecological aspects". FEMS Microbiology Reviews. 24 (4): 487–506. doi: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2000.tb00552.x . ISSN 0168-6445. PMID 10978548.

[4] Rozier, Camille; Gerin, Florence; Czarnes, Sonia; Legendre, Laurent (2019-06-01). "Biopriming of maize germination by the plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium Azospirillum lipoferum CRT1". Journal of Plant Physiology. 237: 111–119. doi: 10.1016/j.jplph.2019.04.011 . ISSN 0176-1617. PMID 31071544. S2CID 149443862.

[5] Mehmood, Tahir; Li, Guihua; Anjum, Tehmina; Akram, Waheed (2021-01-01). "Azospirillum lipoferum strain AL-3 reduces early blight disease of potato and enhance yield". Crop Protection. 139: 105349. doi: 10.1016/j.cropro.2020.105349 . ISSN 0261-2194. S2CID 224998617.

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