Based on our results, the original definition of the
genusDelftiashould consider being emended as follows:
its %GC is 62.7–69 mol% and it has polar, bipolar or
scattered peritrichous tufts of 1–5 flagella.
To our knowledge, this is the first report on these
novel functions in the genus Delftia. Moreover, this
paper is also the first report for a new diazotroph genus
isolated from rice plants