Gillis, M.Kersters, K.Hoste, B.Janssens, D.Stephan, M.P.Teixeira, K.R.S.Dobereiner, J.De Ley, J.2014-04-252014-04-251989-07Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. Jul 1989 v.39(3) p-361-364http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/583Results of deoxyribonUtleic acid (DNA)-ribosomal ribonucleic acid and DNA-DNA hybridizations, together with a phenotypic and chemotaxonomic analysis, revealed that nitrogen-fixing bacteria isolated from roots and stems of sugarcane belong to a new species in the genus Acetobacter, for which the name Acetobacter diazotrophicus sp. nov. is proposed. Strain LMG 7603 (= Dobereiner PAl 5 = ATCC 49037) is the type strain.enArticle