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Rhizobium trifolii organisms associated with eleven species ofTrifolium were isolated and studied by means of antigen-antibody agglutination and immune diffusion techniques. Ten serologic types were differentiated from the eleven species of nativeTrifolium.
Certain serologic types of rhizobia were widely distributed among the native species ofTrifolium, whereas other rhizobial types were found only on one or two species. The distribution pattern appears to be independent of the proportion of each type present in the soil population. This may indicate specificity of selection between a host legume and serologic types of rhizobia.
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Holland, A.A. Serologic characteristics of certain root-nodule bacteria of legumes. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 32, 410–418 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02097492
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