An invasive Mimosa in India does not adopt the symbionts of its native relatives
Author(s) -
Hukam S. Gehlot,
Nisha Tak,
Muskan Kaushik,
Shubhajit Mitra,
WenMing Chen,
Nicole Poweleit,
Dheeren Panwar,
Neetu Poonar,
Rashmita Parihar,
Alkesh Tak,
Indu Singh Sankhla,
Archana Ojha,
Satyawada Rama Rao,
Marcelo Fragomeni Simon,
Fábio Bueno dos Reis,
Natália Alves Perígolo,
Anil Kumar Tripathi,
Janet I. Sprent,
J. Peter W. Young,
Euan K. James,
Prasad Gyaneshwar
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
annals of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 1095-8290
pISSN - 0305-7364
DOI - 10.1093/aob/mct112
Subject(s) - biology , rhizobia , botany , burkholderia , betaproteobacteria , genus , symbiosis , 16s ribosomal rna , rhizosphere , actinobacteria , bacteria , genetics
The large monophyletic genus Mimosa comprises approx. 500 species, most of which are native to the New World, with Central Brazil being the main centre of radiation. All Brazilian Mimosa spp. so far examined are nodulated by rhizobia in the betaproteobacterial genus Burkholderia. Approximately 10 Mya, transoceanic dispersal resulted in the Indian subcontinent hosting up to six endemic Mimosa spp. The nodulation ability and rhizobial symbionts of two of these, M. hamata and M. himalayana, both from north-west India, are here examined, and compared with those of M. pudica, an invasive species.
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