Azospirillum brasilense (DSM 2297, A2, Sp A2)
Azospirillum brasilense A2 is a bacterium that was isolated from maize roots.
BacteriaName and taxonomic classification
SI-ID 47567
DSM 2297,BCRC 14280,CCRC 14280
| @ref 20215 |
Last LPSN update
2026-05-29 08:28:10 |
| 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) |
Culture and growth conditions
Culture medium
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1029 | NUTRIENT AGAR (DSMZ Medium 1) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: NUTRIENT AGAR (DSMZ Medium 1) Composition: Agar 15.0 g/l Peptone 5.0 g/l Meat extract 3.0 g/l Distilled water | ||
| 1029 | 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 | ||
| 1029 | 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1029 | positive | growth | 30 |
How to cite
If you want to cite this particular strain cite the following doi:
https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive13979.20260601.11
When using BacDive for research please cite the following paper
BacDive in 2025: the core database for prokaryotic strain dataIsabel Schober, Julia Koblitz, Joaquim Sardà Carbasse, Christian Ebeling, Marvin Leon Schmidt, Adam Podstawka, Rohit Gupta, Vinodh Ilangovan, Javad Chamanara, Jörg Overmann, Lorenz Christian Reimer
Nucleic Acids Research; database issue 2025.
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