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The genus Frankia comprises actinomycetes forming nitrogen-fixing symbioses with diverse non-leguminous plants. Various attempts have been made to delineate groups (or species) within the genus; however, no consistently useful taxonomic criteria for proper classification of Frankia isolates have been found.
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Akimov, V.N., Dobritsa, S.V., Stupar, O.S. (1991). Grouping of Frankia Strains by DNA-DNA Homology: how many Genospecies are in the Genus Frankia?. In: Polsinelli, M., Materassi, R., Vincenzini, M. (eds) Nitrogen Fixation. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 48. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3486-6_143
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