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Probable Relationships of the Organisms Causing Crown Gall and Legume Nodules
Author(s) -
Conn H. J.,
Hofer A. W.
Publication year - 1937
Publication title -
soil science society of america journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1435-0661
pISSN - 0361-5995
DOI - 10.2136/sssaj1937.03615995000100000038x
Subject(s) - citation , state (computer science) , library science , sociology , computer science , algorithm
The ver y clos e similarit y betwee n th e crow n gal l an d legum e nodul e organism s i n th e matte r o f cultura l characteristic s i s pointe d out . I t i s show n tha t t o tel l the m apar t on e mus t eithe r mak e plan t inoc ulatio n experiment s o r emplo y ver y specia l cultura l tests . Th e organis m frequentl y calle d "radiobacter " i s ver y similar . Ye t i n Bergey' s Manual , th e specie s Achromo bacte r radiobacte r an d Phytomona s tume facien s ar e i n a differen t orde r fro m th e genus Rhizobiu m whic h include s th e root nodul e bacteria . A suggeste d rearrangemen t o f th e non-spore-formin g bacteri a i s given , whic h seems t o grou p thes e organism s mor e nearl y i n accor d wit h thei r actua l relationships .