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Biochemical Genetics of Nitrogen Fixation in Rhizobium

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Nitrogen Fixation

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Members of the genus Rhizobium are gram-negative, aerobic soil bacteria which are able to invade root hairs of leguminous plants (family: Leguminosae) and incite the production of root nodules, wherein the bacteria become symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteroids. The Rhizobia are generally classified on the plant affinity concept (cross-inoculation groups) and according to their rapid or slow growth on yeast extract/mineral salts/mannitol medium (Table 1).

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Hennecke, H., Fuhrmann, M. (1983). Biochemical Genetics of Nitrogen Fixation in Rhizobium . In: Müller, A., Newton, W.E. (eds) Nitrogen Fixation. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8523-3_6

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