| Herbaspirillum seropedicae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Burkholderiales |
| Family: | Oxalobacteraceae |
| Genus: | Herbaspirillum |
| Species: | H. seropedicae |
| Binomial name | |
| Herbaspirillum seropedicae (Leifson 1962) Ding and Yokota 2004 | |
Herbaspirillum seropedicae is a betaproteobacteria which is an endophytic diazotroph and forms nitrogen-fixing associations with maize ( Zea mays ), rice ( Oryza sativa ), sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor ), sugar cane ( Saccharum officinarum ), bananas ( Musa ) and pineapple ( Ananas comosus ). H. seropedicae is a potential nitrogen biofertilizer. [1] Studies have shown that rice with H. seropedicae inoculated increases the yield to an equivalent of 40 kg N/ha. [2]
