Abstract
Bradyrhizobium japonicum was absent and only low numbers of Rhizobium were present in nodulating forage legumes in 13 soil samples from the Jubba and Shabelle rivers of Somalia.
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The authors are with the Dipartimento di Biologia Vegetale Sez, Microbiologia Applicata, Università degli Studi di Perugia, via Borgo XX Giugno 74, 06100 Perugia, Italy