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Seventy-six rhizobia were isolated from the nodules ofLeucaena plants of various genotypes growing in a wide range of soil types and climatic regions. The isolates were fast-growing and acid-producing. In establishing a serological grouping for the isolates, the intrinsic antibiotic resistance (IAR) patterns to low concentrations of eight antibiotics was helpful for selecting the strains for immunization purposes. Eight distinct somatic serogroups ofLeucaena rhizobia were identified by using strain-specific fluorescent antibodies. The results indicated that use of serological markers is a more specific technique than IAR pattern for strain identification. Strains from some different serogroups had the same IAR patterns. The immunofluorescence cross-reactions ofLeucaena rhizobia serogroups among themselves and with other species of fast- and slow-growing rhizobia were very low. Sero-grouping is ideal for use in further ecological studies in field inoculation trials.
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Moawad, H., Bohlool, B.B. Characterization of rhizobia fromLeucaena . World J Microbiol Biotechnol 8, 387–392 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01198751
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