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Genotypic and symbiotic diversity of Rhizobium populations associated with cultivated lentil and pea in sub-humid and semi-arid regions of Eastern Algeria.
Systematic and applied microbiology - 1 Jul 2014
Riah Nassira, Béna Gilles, Djekoun Abdelhamid, Heulin Karine, de Lajudie Philippe, Laguerre Gisèle
Abstract excerpt
The genetic structure of rhizobia nodulating pea and lentil in Algeria, Northern Africa was determined. A total of 237 isolates were obtained from root nodules collected on lentil (Lens culinaris), proteaginous and forage pea (Pisum sativum) growing in two eco-climatic zones, sub-humid and semi-arid, in Eastern Algeria. They were characterised by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) of the 16S-23S...
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