Article
Genetic characterization of root-nodule bacteria associated with Acacia salicina and A. stenophylla (Mimosaceae) across south-eastern Australia.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Feb 2011
Hoque Mohammad S, Broadhurst Linda M, Thrall Peter H
Abstract excerpt
Symbiotic relationships between legumes and nitrogen-fixing soil micro-organisms are of ecological importance in plant communities worldwide. For example, nutrient-poor Australian soils are often dominated by shrubby legumes (e.g. species of Acacia). However, relatively few studies have quantified patterns of diversity, host-specificity and effectiveness of these ecologically important plant-microbe interactions....
Topics
- Acacia
- Australia
- Bacteria
- Biota
- DNA, Bacterial
- Genetic Variation
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Phylogeny
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S