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Symbiotic diversity of Ensifer meliloti strains recovered from various legume species in Tunisia.
Systematic and applied microbiology - 1 Dec 2009
Mnasri Bacem, Badri Yazid, Saïdi Sabrine, de Lajudie Philippe, Mhamdi Ridha
Abstract excerpt
Ensifer meliloti (formerly Sinorhizobium meliloti) was first considered as a specific microsymbiont of Medicago, Melilotus and Trigonella. However, strains of E. meliloti were recovered from root nodules of various legume species and their symbiotic status still remains unclear. Here, we further investigate the specificity of these strains. A collection of 47 E. meliloti strains isolated in Tunisia from root...
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