Azospirillum brasilense (DSM 1843, ATCC 29710, Cd)

Name: Azospirillum brasilense (DSM 1843, ATCC 29710, Cd)
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BacDive ID 13973

Type strain

Strain Designation Cd

Culture col. no. DSM 1843 ATCC 29710 Cd CECT 9199 JCM 1225

NCBI tax ID(s) 192

Special Collections DSMZ JCM

History <- N.R. Krieg, Cd <- D.L. Eskew ATCC 29710 <-- N. R. Krieg Sp Cd <-- Y. Okon <-- D. Eskew.

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Azospirillum brasilense Cd is a bacterium that was isolated from Cynodon dactylon roots.

genome sequence 16S sequence Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 39672

ATCC 29710,DSM 1843,JCM 1225,BCRC 15777,CCRC 15777

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-02-09 11:21:17

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Pseudomonadota

Class Alphaproteobacteria

Order Rhodospirillales

Family Azospirillaceae

Genus Azospirillum

Species Azospirillum brasilense

Full scientific name Azospirillum brasilense corrig. Tarrand et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)

Synonyms (2)

Roseomonas fauriae
Azospirillum brasiliense

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Azospirillum brasilense** (10)	Type strain
13972	A. brasilense Sp 7, DSM 1690, ATCC 29145, JCM 1224, BCRC ... (type strain)
13974	A. brasilense Sp 35, DSM 1844, ATCC 29711, JCM 1226, BCRC ...
13975	A. brasilense JM 6A2, DSM 1858
13976	A. brasilense Sp 81, DSM 1859
13977	A. brasilense 75, Sp 75, DSM 2295
13978	A. brasilense P2, Sp P2, DSM 2296
13979	A. brasilense A2, Sp A2, DSM 2297
13980	A. brasilense Sp T60, DSM 2298
138933	A. brasilense C610, CIP 104028, ATCC 49958, CCM 4880, CCUG ...
146216	A. brasilense CCUG 30620, LMG 4381, BR Br14

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Confidence
125438	negative	98.833

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link	Composition
902	R2A MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 830)	Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: R2A MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 830) Composition: Agar 15.0 g/l Casamino acids 0.5 g/l Starch 0.5 g/l Glucose 0.5 g/l Proteose peptone 0.5 g/l Yeast extract 0.5 g/l K2HPO4 0.3 g/l Na-pyruvate 0.3 g/l MgSO4 x 7 H2O 0.05 g/l Distilled water
902	HETEROTROPHIC MEDIUM H3P (DSMZ Medium 428)	Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: HETEROTROPHIC MEDIUM H3P (DSMZ Medium 428) Composition: Agar 19.802 g/l Na2HPO4 x 2 H2O 2.87129 g/l KH2PO4 2.27723 g/l D-Glucose 1.9802 g/l Na-lactate 0.990099 g/l Na-pyruvate 0.990099 g/l D-Mannitol 0.990099 g/l DL-Malate 0.990098 g/l Na-acetate 0.990098 g/l Yeast extract 0.990098 g/l NH4Cl 0.990098 g/l Disodium succinate 0.990098 g/l MgSO4 x 7 H2O 0.495049 g/l Ferric ammonium citrate 0.049505 g/l CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.00990098 g/l NaVO3 x H2O 0.00495049 g/l Thiamine-HCl x 2 H2O 0.00247525 g/l Nicotinic acid 0.00247525 g/l Pyridoxine hydrochloride 0.00247525 g/l Calcium pantothenate 0.00247525 g/l H3BO3 0.00148515 g/l CoCl2 x 6 H2O 0.000990099 g/l Riboflavin 0.00049505 g/l ZnSO4 x 7 H2O 0.00049505 g/l MnCl2 x 4 H2O 0.000148515 g/l Na2MoO4 x 2 H2O 0.000148515 g/l NiCl2 x 6 H2O 9.90099e-05 g/l CuCl2 x 2 H2O 4.95049e-05 g/l Vitamin B12 4.95049e-05 g/l Folic acid 9.90099e-06 g/l Biotin 4.9505e-06 g/l Distilled water
902	AZOSPIRILLUM MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 221)	Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: AZOSPIRILLUM MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 221) Composition: Agar 15.0 g/l Na malate 5.0 g/l Glucose 5.0 g/l (NH4)2SO4 1.0 g/l K2HPO4 0.25 g/l MgSO4 x 7 H2O 0.2 g/l NaCl 0.1 g/l Yeast extract 0.05 g/l CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.02 g/l FeSO4 x 7 H2O 0.01 g/l MnSO4 x H2O 0.002 g/l Na2MoO4 x 2 H2O 0.001 g/l Biotin 0.0001 g/l Distilled water

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
902	positive	growth	30
67770	positive	growth	30

Physiology and metabolism

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Host	#Plants	#Herbaceous plants (Grass,Crops)
#Host Body-Site	#Plant	#Root (Rhizome)

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Host species	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent
902	Cynodon dactylon roots	Cynodon dactylon	Riverside	USA	USA	North America
67770	Cynodon dactylon, Riverside	Cynodon dactylon	CA	USA	USA	North America

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
902	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	BV-BRC accession	NCBI tax ID	Score	IMG accession
66792	Azospirillum brasilense Cd	complete			192	94.09	2582581495
66792	ASM827496v1 assembly for Azospirillum brasilense Cd	complete	GCA_008274965	192.152	192	88.77

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	Database	NCBI tax ID
67770	Azospirillum brasilense strain cd 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	DQ438999	1269		192

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets based on: Azospirillum brasilense Cd
NCBI: GCA_008274965.1

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125438	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	no	98.83	no
125438	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	no	86.33	no
125438	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	yes	72.31	no
125438	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	no	80.48	no
125438	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	no	96.73	no
125438	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	yes	82.65	no

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
	A Study of the Different Strains of the Genus Azospirillum spp. on Increasing Productivity and Stress Resilience in Plants.	Sun W, Shahrajabian MH, Wang N.	Plants (Basel)	10.3390/plants14020267	2025
	Bacterial Strains from Saline Environment Modulate the Expression of Saline Stress-Responsive Genes in Pepper (Capsicum annuum).	Caamal-Chan MG, Loera-Muro A, Romero-Geraldo RJ, Ramirez-Serrano R.	Plants (Basel)	10.3390/plants12203576	2023
	Integrated Metabolomics and Morpho-Biochemical Analyses Reveal a Better Performance of Azospirillum brasilense over Plant-Derived Biostimulants in Counteracting Salt Stress in Tomato.	Alzate Zuluaga MY, Miras-Moreno B, Monterisi S, Rouphael Y, Colla G, Lucini L, Cesco S, Pii Y.	Int J Mol Sci	10.3390/ijms232214216	2022
	The Effects of the Microbial Biostimulants Approved by EU Regulation 2019/1009 on Yield and Quality of Vegetable Crops.	Fusco GM, Nicastro R, Rouphael Y, Carillo P.	Foods	10.3390/foods11172656	2022
	Nutraceutical Profiles of Two Hydroponically Grown Sweet Basil Cultivars as Affected by the Composition of the Nutrient Solution and the Inoculation With Azospirillum brasilense.	Kolega S, Miras-Moreno B, Buffagni V, Lucini L, Valentinuzzi F, Maver M, Mimmo T, Trevisan M, Pii Y, Cesco S.	Front Plant Sci	10.3389/fpls.2020.596000	2020
	Effectiveness of Plant Beneficial Microbes: Overview of the Methodological Approaches for the Assessment of Root Colonization and Persistence.	Romano I, Ventorino V, Pepe O.	Front Plant Sci	10.3389/fpls.2020.00006	2020
	Combination of Aspergillus niger MJ1 with Pseudomonas stutzeri DSM4166 or mutant Pseudomonas fluorescens CHA0-nif improved crop quality, soil properties, and microbial communities in barrier soil.	Ni H, Wu Y, Zong R, Ren S, Pan D, Yu L, Li J, Qu Z, Wang Q, Zhao G, Zhao J, Liu L, Li T, Zhang Y, Tu Q.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2023.1064358	2023
	Induced Systemic Resistance (ISR) and Fe Deficiency Responses in Dicot Plants.	Romera FJ, Garcia MJ, Lucena C, Martinez-Medina A, Aparicio MA, Ramos J, Alcantara E, Angulo M, Perez-Vicente R.	Front Plant Sci	10.3389/fpls.2019.00287	2019
	Bacillus pumilus ES4: candidate plant growth-promoting bacterium to enhance establishment of plants in mine tailings.	de-Bashan LE, Hernandez JP, Bashan Y, Maier R.	Environ Exp Bot	10.1016/j.envexpbot.2010.04.014	2010
	Protection of tomato seedlings against infection by Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato by using the plant growth-promoting bacterium Azospirillum brasilense.	Bashan Y, De-Bashan LE.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.68.6.2637-2643.2002	2002
Pathogenicity	Influence of amino acids on nitrogen fixation ability and growth of Azospirillum spp.	Hartmann A, Fu HA, Burris RH.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.54.1.87-93.1988	1988
	Changes in Phenolic Profile and Total Phenol and Total Flavonoid Contents of Guadua angustifolia Kunth Plants under Organic and Conventional Fertilization.	Villamarin-Raad DA, Lozano-Puentes HS, Chitiva LC, Costa GM, Diaz-Gallo SA, Diaz-Ariza LA.	ACS Omega	10.1021/acsomega.3c04579	2023
Biotechnology	Fusarium Oxysporum f. sp. Cannabis Isolated from Cannabis Sativa L.: In Vitro and In Planta Biocontrol by a Plant Growth Promoting-Bacteria Consortium.	Pellegrini M, Ercole C, Gianchino C, Bernardi M, Pace L, Del Gallo M.	Plants (Basel)	10.3390/plants10112436	2021
Genetics	Identification of Beneficial Microbial Consortia and Bioactive Compounds with Potential as Plant Biostimulants for a Sustainable Agriculture.	Tabacchioni S, Passato S, Ambrosino P, Huang L, Caldara M, Cantale C, Hett J, Del Fiore A, Fiore A, Schluter A, Sczyrba A, Maestri E, Marmiroli N, Neuhoff D, Nesme J, Sorensen SJ, Aprea G, Nobili C, Presenti O, Giovannetti G, Giovannetti C, Pihlanto A, Brunori A, Bevivino A.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms9020426	2021
	Diving Into Reef Ecosystems for Land-Agriculture Solutions: Coral Microbiota Can Alleviate Salt Stress During Germination and Photosynthesis in Terrestrial Plants.	Ocampo-Alvarez H, Meza-Canales ID, Mateos-Salmon C, Rios-Jara E, Rodriguez-Zaragoza FA, Robles-Murguia C, Munoz-Urias A, Hernandez-Herrera RM, Choix-Ley FJ, Becerril-Espinosa A.	Front Plant Sci	10.3389/fpls.2020.00648	2020
Genetics	Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria: Salt stress alleviators to improve crop productivity for sustainable agriculture development.	Kumawat KC, Sharma B, Nagpal S, Kumar A, Tiwari S, Nair RM.	Front Plant Sci	10.3389/fpls.2022.1101862	2022
	Root-to-Root Travel of the Beneficial Bacterium Azospirillum brasilense.	Bashan Y, Holguin G.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.60.6.2120-2131.1994	1994
	Expression of the Agrobacterium tumefaciens chvB virulence region in Azospirillum spp.	Altabe S, Inon de Iannino N, de Mendoza D, Ugalde RA.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.172.5.2563-2567.1990	1990
	Enhanced Growth of Wheat and Soybean Plants Inoculated with Azospirillum brasilense Is Not Necessarily Due to General Enhancement of Mineral Uptake.	Bashan Y, Harrison SK, Whitmoyer RE.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.56.3.769-775.1990	1990
	Survival of Azospirillum brasilense in the Bulk Soil and Rhizosphere of 23 Soil Types.	Bashan Y, Puente ME, Rodriguez-Mendoza MN, Toledo G, Holguin G, Ferrera-Cerrato R, Pedrin S.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.61.5.1938-1945.1995	1995
	Enhancement of Wheat Root Colonization and Plant Development by Azospirillum brasilense Cd. Following Temporary Depression of Rhizosphere Microflora.	Bashan Y.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.51.5.1067-1071.1986	1986
Enzymology	New osmoregulated beta(1-3),beta(1-6) glucosyltransferase(s) in Azospirillum brasilense.	Altabe SG, Inon de Iannino N, de Mendoza D, Ugalde RA.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.176.16.4890-4898.1994	1994
Metabolism	Calcofluor- and lectin-binding exocellular polysaccharides of Azospirillum brasilense and Azospirillum lipoferum.	Del Gallo M, Negi M, Neyra CA.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.171.6.3504-3510.1989	1989
	Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Specific Identification and Enumeration of Azospirillum brasilense Cd. in Cereal Roots.	Levanony H, Bashan Y, Kahana ZE.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.53.2.358-364.1987	1987
	Alginate beads as synthetic inoculant carriers for slow release of bacteria that affect plant growth.	Bashan Y.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.51.5.1089-1098.1986	1986
Metabolism	Catabolism of carbohydrates and organic acids and expression of nitrogenase by azospirilla.	Martinez-Drets G, Del Gallo M, Burpee C, Burris RH.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.159.1.80-85.1984	1984

References

#902	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 1843
#20215	Parte, A.C., Sardà Carbasse, J., Meier-Kolthoff, J.P., Reimer, L.C. and Göker, M.: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. IJSEM ( DOI 10.1099/ijsem.0.004332 )
#66792	Julia Koblitz, Joaquim Sardà, Lorenz Christian Reimer, Boyke Bunk, Jörg Overmann: Automatically annotated for the DiASPora project (Digital Approaches for the Synthesis of Poorly Accessible Biodiversity Information) .
#67770	Japan Collection of Microorganism (JCM) ; Curators of the JCM;
#125438	Julia Koblitz, Lorenz Christian Reimer, Rüdiger Pukall, Jörg Overmann: Predicting bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets. 2024 ( DOI 10.1101/2024.08.12.607695 )
#126262	A. Lissin, I. Schober, J. F. Witte, H. Lüken, A. Podstawka, J. Koblitz, B. Bunk, P. Dawyndt, P. Vandamme, P. de Vos, J. Overmann, L. C. Reimer: StrainInfo—the central database for linked microbial strain identifiers. ( DOI 10.1093/database/baaf059 )

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Azospirillum brasilense (DSM 1843, ATCC 29710, Cd)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Cell morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

Culture temp

Physiology and metabolism

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Isolation

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

Sequence information

Genome sequences

Genome browser: GCA_008274965

16S sequences

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Literature

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References

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