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Ensifer, Phyllobacterium and Rhizobium species occupy nodules of Medicago sativa (alfalfa) and Melilotus alba (sweet clover) grown at a Canadian site without a history of cultivation.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Feb 2010
Bromfield E S P, Tambong J T, Cloutier S, Prévost D, Laguerre G, van Berkum P, Thi T V Tran, Assabgui R, Barran L R
Abstract excerpt
Phage-resistant and -susceptible bacteria from nodules of alfalfa and sweet clover, grown at a site without a known history of cultivation, were identified as diverse genotypes of Ensifer, Rhizobium and Phyllobacterium species based on sequence analysis of ribosomal (16S and 23S rRNA) and protein-encoding (atpD and recA) genes, Southern hybridization/RFLP and a range of phenotypic characteristics. Among...
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