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Molecular diversity of Frankia in root nodules of Alnus incana grown with inoculum from polluted urban soils.
FEMS microbiology ecology - 1 Nov 2004
Ridgway K P, Marland L A, Harrison A F, Wright J, Young J P W, Fitter A H
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ABSTRACT The establishment and growth of trees can be compromised by soil contamination which can reduce populations of key microbial symbionts. We describe the colonisation of grey alder (Alnus incana) by Frankia from 10 urban soils with varying degrees of organic and inorganic pollution. Principal components analysis (PCA) of soil chemical profiles showed a separation of remediated and unremediated soils. A....
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