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The symbiovar trifolii of Rhizobium bangladeshense and Rhizobium aegyptiacum sp. nov. nodulate Trifolium alexandrinum in Egypt.
Systematic and applied microbiology - 1 Jun 2016
Shamseldin Abdelaal, Carro Lorena, Peix Alvaro, Velázquez Encarna, Moawad Hassan, Sadowsky Michael J
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In the present work we analyzed the taxonomic status of several Rhizobium strains isolated from Trifolium alexandrinum L. nodules in Egypt. The 16S rRNA genes of these strains were identical to those of Rhizobium bangladeshense BLR175(T) and Rhizobium binae BLR195(T). However, the analyses of recA and atpD genes split the strains into two clusters. Cluster II strains are identified as R. bangladeshense with >98%...
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