Lotononis angolensis forms nitrogen fixing, lupinoid nodules with phylogenetically unique, fast-growing, pink-pigmented bacteria, which do not nodulate L. bainesii or L. listii

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1680-1688

  Yates, R J ^a,b   Howieson, J G ^a,b   Reeve, W G ^a   Nandasena, K G ^a   Law, I J ^c   Brau L ^a   Ardley, J K ^a   Nistelberger, H M ^a   Real, D ^a   O'Hara, G W ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Lotononis; Methylobacterium; Nitrogen fixation; Nodulation; Phylogeny; Root nodule bacteria

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; NITROGEN FIXATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); RNA;

LOTONONIS; METHYLOBACTERIUM; NODULATION; PHYLOGENY; ROOT NODULE BACTERIA;

BACTERIA;

HOST PLANT; LEGUME; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN FIXATION; NODULATION; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; RHIZOBACTERIUM; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LOTONONIS; LOTONONIS BAINESII; METHYLOBACTERIUM; METHYLOBACTERIUM NODULANS; RHIZOBIACEAE;

EID: 34247227584     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2007.01.025     Document Type: Article

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