Bacterium
herbaspirillum
Subclass of:
Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria; Oxalobacteraceae
Definitions related to herbaspirillum:
  • A genus of gram-negative bacteria in the family OXALOBACTERACEAE, which comprises vibrioid or sometimes helical cells. They are chemoorganotrophic nitrogen fixers and are found free-living in the soil or in association with the roots of members of the GRAMINEAE. (From Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 9th ed)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • A genus of Gram-negative, motile, spirillum-shaped bacteria in the Proteobacteria phylum and Betaproteobacteria class that colonize diverse plants. Many species within Herbaspirillum are able to fix nitrogen. Sugars are oxidized, but not fermented.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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