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Recovery of symbiotic nitrogen fixing acacia rhizobia from Merzouga Desert sand dunes in South East Morocco--Identification of a probable new species of Ensifer adapted to stressed environments.
Systematic and applied microbiology - 1 Mar 2016
Sakrouhi Ilham, Belfquih Meryem, Sbabou Laïla, Moulin Patricia, Bena Gilles, Filali-Maltouf Abdelkarim, Le Quéré Antoine
Abstract excerpt
Bacteria capable of nodulating Acacia tortilis and A. gummifera could be recovered from sand dunes collected in the Moroccan Merzouga desert. The trapping approach enabled the recovery of 17 desert rhizobia that all clustered within the Ensifer (Sinorhizobium) genus. Four isolates of the dominant genotype comprising 15 strains as well as 2 divergent strains were further characterized by MLSA. Phylogenetic...
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