| Herbaspirillum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Burkholderiales |
| Family: | Oxalobacteraceae |
| Genus: |
Herbaspirillum Baldani et al. 1986 |
| Type species | |
|
Herbaspirillum seropedicae |
|
| Species | |
|
H. aquaticum |
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H. aquaticum
H. autotrophicu
H. chlorophenolicum
H. frisingense
H. hiltneri
H. huttiense
H. lusitanum
H. massiliense
H. rhizosphaerae
H. rubrisubalbicans
H. seropedicae
Herbaspirillum is a genus of bacteria, including the nitrogen-fixing Herbaspirillum lusitanum.
Although usually found in soil environments, it has also been identified as a contaminant of DNA extraction kit reagents, which may lead to its erroneous appearance in microbiota or metagenomic datasets.