Rhizobium

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Bacteria
gptkbp:benefitToPlants nitrogen fixation
gptkbp:canBeCulturedOn yeast extract mannitol agar
gptkbp:canBeIsolatedFrom legume roots
gptkbp:canBePathogenic rarely
gptkbp:cellWallContains lipopolysaccharides
gptkbp:class gptkb:Alphaproteobacteria
gptkbp:commercialUse seed inoculant
gptkbp:contributedTo soil fertility
gptkbp:domain gptkb:Bacteria
gptkbp:family gptkb:Rhizobiaceae
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Frank
1889
gptkbp:formsNodulesOn roots of legumes
gptkbp:foundIn root nodules
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Rhizobium
gptkbp:gramStain Gram-negative
gptkbp:habitat soil
gptkbp:hasPlasmids true
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rhizobium
gptkbp:importantFor sustainable agriculture
gptkbp:improves crop yield
gptkbp:motility motile
gptkbp:nitrogenFixing true
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Rhizobium_etli
gptkb:Rhizobium_gallicum
gptkb:Rhizobium_phaseoli
gptkb:Rhizobium_tropici
gptkbp:order gptkb:Rhizobiales
gptkbp:oxygenRequirement aerobic
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Proteobacteria
gptkbp:plasmidsCarry symbiotic genes
gptkbp:range varies by species
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Bradyrhizobium
gptkb:Mesorhizobium
gptkb:Sinorhizobium
gptkbp:reproduction binary fission
gptkbp:shape rod-shaped
gptkbp:studiedIn agronomy
microbiology
gptkbp:symbiosisWith legumes
gptkbp:symbioticGenes nif genes
nod genes
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Rhizobium_leguminosarum
gptkbp:usedAs biofertilizer
gptkbp:usedIn agriculture
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Proteobacteria
gptkb:biofertilizers
gptkb:Rhizobium_bacteria
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6