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Mixed Inoculations with Effective and Ineffective Strains of Rhizobium leguminosarum
Author(s) -
JOHNSTON A. W. B.,
BERINGER J. E.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1976.tb04186.x
Subject(s) - strain (injury) , rhizobium leguminosarum , inoculation , biology , rhizobium , nodule (geology) , root nodule , rhizobiaceae , symbiosis , horticulture , bacteria , paleontology , genetics , anatomy
An ineffective Rhizobium leguminosarum strain capable of forming green nodules of similar size and number as normally effective strains was tested for its ability to compete with an effective strain in nodule formation on the pea. The ineffective strain was found to be more competitive and influenced the pattern of nodulation by the effective strain on the same root system. Nodules containing both strains were pink and able to reduce acetylene.