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| Genus: | Paenibacillus Ash et al. 1994
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| Species: | Paenibacillus macerans
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Bacillus macerans
Schardinger 1905 Aerobacillus macerans Alarie and Gray 1947 | |
Paenibacillus macerans is a diazotroph bacterium found in soil and plants capable of nitrogen fixation and fermentation. This bacteria was originally discovered in 1905 by an Austrian biologist named Schardinger and thought to be a bacillus.[1]
- ^ "Paenibacillus macerans - Information on Paenibacillus macerans - Encyclopedia of Life". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 19 December 2014.