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Genetic and metabolic divergence within a Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii population recovered from clover nodules.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Jul 2010
Wielbo Jerzy, Marek-Kozaczuk Monika, Mazur Andrzej, Kubik-Komar Agnieszka, Skorupska Anna
Abstract excerpt
Rhizobia are able to establish symbiosis with leguminous plants and usually occupy highly complex soil habitats. The large size and complexity of their genomes are considered advantageous, possibly enhancing their metabolic and adaptive potential and, in consequence, their competitiveness. A population of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii organisms recovered from nodules of several clover plants growing in...
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