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Disparate origins of Bradyrhizobium symbionts for invasive populations of Cytisus scoparius (Leguminosae) in North America.
FEMS microbiology ecology - 1 Jul 2014
Horn Kevin, Parker Ingrid M, Malek Wanda, Rodríguez-Echeverría Susana, Parker Matthew A
Abstract excerpt
To identify the geographic origin of nodule bacteria associated with invasion of the European legume Cytisus scoparius in the United States, isolates from 15 sites in six states were compared to > 200 Bradyrhizobium strains from indigenous legumes in the U.S., Mexico, Europe (six countries), Morocco, and Australia. Portions of five housekeeping loci (2849 bp) were sequenced, along with the nifD locus in the...
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