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First genomic analysis of the broad-host-range Rhizobium sp. LPU83 strain, a member of the low-genetic diversity Oregon-like Rhizobium sp. group.
Journal of biotechnology - 20 Aug 2011
Tejerizo Gonzalo Torres, Del Papa María Florencia, Draghi Walter, Lozano Mauricio, Giusti María de Los Ángeles, Martini Carla, Salas María Eugenia, Salto Ileana, Wibberg Daniel, Szczepanowski Rafael, Weidner Stefan, Schlüter Andreas, Lagares Antonio, Pistorio Mariano
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Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) is the most cultivated forage legume for cattle and animal feeding, occupying about 32 million hectares over the world. Management of the N₂-fixing symbiosis of this plant to maximize crop production is therefore an important objective. A fundamental constraint to this aim emerges when a moderately low soil pH hampers the establishment of an effective symbiosis with indigenous and/or...
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