Azotobacter

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:genus
gptkbp:arrangedFor single or pairs
gptkbp:carbonSource organic compounds
gptkbp:cellWallComponent peptidoglycan
gptkbp:class gptkb:Gammaproteobacteria
gptkbp:family gptkb:Pseudomonadaceae
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Martinus_Beijerinck
1901
gptkbp:fixesAtmosphericNitrogen true
gptkbp:foundIn rhizosphere
gptkbp:genomeSense sequenced (for some species)
gptkbp:gramStain Gram-negative
gptkbp:habitat soil
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Azotobacter
gptkbp:importantFor agriculture
ecology
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Bacteria
gptkbp:metabolism aerobic
gptkbp:motility motile
gptkbp:nitrogenFixing true
gptkbp:notableSpecies Azotobacter vinelandii
Azotobacter armeniacus
Azotobacter beijerinckii
Azotobacter nigricans
Azotobacter salinestris
gptkbp:order gptkb:Pseudomonadales
gptkbp:oxygenRequirement obligate aerobe
gptkbp:pH neutral to alkaline
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Proteobacteria
gptkbp:powerSource organic compounds
gptkbp:produces vitamins
ammonia
polysaccharides
plant growth regulators
siderophores
gptkbp:reproduction binary fission
gptkbp:resistantTo desiccation (via cysts)
gptkbp:shape rod-shaped
gptkbp:sporeFormation cyst-forming
gptkbp:temperature mesophilic
gptkbp:typeSpecies Azotobacter chroococcum
gptkbp:uses bioremediation
biofertilizer
plant growth promotion
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:biofertilizers
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6