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DNA extraction from actinorhizal nodules

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Molecular Microbial Ecology Manual

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The nitrogen-fixing actinomycete Frankia has its main ecological niche in the root nodules that are formed with a wide taxonomic range of host plants, called by this fact actinorhizal plants. This generic name comprises more than 200 species of vascular dicotyledonous plants, distributed in 20 genera and eight families [5].

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  1. Department of Microbiology, Wageningen Agricultural University, Hesselink van Suchtelenweg 4, 6703 CT, Wageningen, The Netherlands

    Hugo Ramírez-Saad, Wilma M. Akkermans & Antoon D.L. Akkermans

  2. Departamento de Sistemas Biológicos, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Calz del Hueso 1100, 04960, México DF, México

    Hugo Ramírez-Saad

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  1. Department of Microbiology, Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands

    Antoon D. L. Akkermans

  2. IPO-DLO, Wageningen, The Netherlands

    Jan Dirk Van Elsas

  3. MSU-DOE Plant Research Lab, Michigan State University, USA

    Frans J. De Bruijn

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Ramírez-Saad, H., Akkermans, W.M., Akkermans, A.D. (1996). DNA extraction from actinorhizal nodules. In: Akkermans, A.D.L., Van Elsas, J.D., De Bruijn, F.J. (eds) Molecular Microbial Ecology Manual. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0215-2_2

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