Bradyrhizobium canariense
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''Bradyrhizobium canariense'' is a species of legume- root nodulating,
endosymbiont An ''endosymbiont'' or ''endobiont'' is any organism that lives within the body or cells of another organism most often, though not always, in a mutualistic relationship. (The term endosymbiosis is from the Greek: ἔνδον ''endon'' "within ...
nitrogen-fixing Nitrogen fixation is a chemical process by which molecular nitrogen (), with a strong triple covalent bond, in the air is converted into ammonia () or related nitrogenous compounds, typically in soil or aquatic systems but also in industry. Atm ...
bacterium Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were amon ...
. It is acid-tolerant and nodulates
endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...
genistoid legumes from the Canary Islands. The type strain is BTA-1T (=ATCC BAA-1002T =LMG 22265T =CFNE 1008T).


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LPSNType strain of ''Bradyrhizobium canariense'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Nitrobacteraceae Bacteria described in 2005 {{Nitrobacteraceae-stub