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Diverse nodule bacteria were associated with Astragalus species in arid region of northwestern China.
Journal of basic microbiology - 1 Jan 2015
Chen Weimin, Sun Liangliang, Lu Jianjun, Bi Liangliang, Wang Entao, Wei Gehong
Abstract excerpt
The legume species of Astragalus as traditional Chinese medicine source and environmental protection plants showed an extensive distribution in the arid region of northwestern China. However, few rhizobia associating with Astragalus have been investigated in this region so far. In this study, 78 endophytic bacteria were isolated from root nodules of 12 Astragalus species and characterized by the PCR-RFLP of 16S...
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