Johanna Döbereiner (1924-2000) was a world-renowned microbiologist, agronomist and pioneer in soil biology. She played an important role in Brazilian soybean production by promoting legumes that relied solely on biological nitrogen fixation. To honour her significant contributions in the field of plant-microbe interaction, DSMZ researchers named the strain Streptomyces doebereineriae (DSM 41640) after her.

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