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Characterization of Sym plasmids of Rhizobium leguminosarum strains able to nodulate Pisum sativum cv Afghanistan

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Rhizobium leguminosarum strains that can form nodules on Pisum sativum cv. Afghanistan have been reported as uncommon in Europe, North America and Africa [11, 12]. The organization of the nodulation regions of the symbiotic plasmids of five strains of R. leguminosarum originating from Denmark [9], which can nodulate P. sativum cv. Afghanistan, was compared with that of a Turkish strain (TOM [18]) by DNA hybridizations. Four of the five Danish strains were found to be very similar to the Turkish strain with respect to the overall organizations of their respective nodulation regions.

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    J. H. E. Nash, S. Ma & V. N. Iyer

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Nash, J.H.E., Ma, S. & Iyer, V.N. Characterization of Sym plasmids of Rhizobium leguminosarum strains able to nodulate Pisum sativum cv Afghanistan. Plant Mol Biol 11, 427–432 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00039023

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