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Biogeography of a Novel Ensifer meliloti Clade Associated with the Australian Legume Trigonella suavissima.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 15 May 2017
Eardly Bertrand, Elia Patrick, Brockwell John, Golemboski Daniel, van Berkum Peter
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Here, we describe a novel clade within Ensifer meliloti and consider how geographic and ecological isolation contributed to the limited distribution of this group. Members of the genus Ensifer are best known for their ability to form nitrogen-fixing symbioses with forage legumes of three related genera, Medicago L., Melilotus Mill., and Trigonella L., which are members of the tribe Trifolieae. These legumes have...
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