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, ''Ahrensia'' is a

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Hyphomicrobiales The ''Hyphomicrobiales'' are an order of Gram-negative Alphaproteobacteria. The rhizobia, which fix nitrogen and are symbiotic with plant roots, appear in several different families. The four families ''Nitrobacteraceae'', ''Hyphomicrobiaceae' ...

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Data extracted from the ''Ahrensia'' is named after the German microbiologist R. Ahrens. The cells are rod-shaped and motile. They are strictly

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.Garrity, George M.; Brenner, Don J.; Krieg, Noel R.; Staley, James T. (eds.) (2005). Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Volume Two: The Proteobacteria, Part C: The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria. New York, New York: Springer. .

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Hyphomicrobiales Bacteria genera {{Hyphomicrobiales-stub

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