Referee: Prof. Dr. Dietrich Werner, FG Zellbiologie und Angewandte Botanik, Fachbereich
Biologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Karl-von-Frisch-Strasse, D-35032 Marburg, Germany …

Legume specificity is encoded in rhizobial genetic elements that may be transferred among
species and genera. Dissemination (by lateral transfer) of gene assemblies dictating host …

A new Rhizobium species that nodulates Phaseolus vulgaris L. and Leucaena spp. is
proposed on the basis of the results of multilocus enzyme electrophoresis, DNA-DNA …

Thirty-one strains of two new genomic species (genomic species 1 and 2) of rhizobia
isolated from root nodules of Phaseolus vulgaris and originating from various locations in …

A new Rhizobium species that nodulates Phaseolus vulgaris L. is proposed on the basis of a
sequence analysis of 16S ribosomal DNA. This taxon, Rhizobium etli sp. nov., was …

The effects of salinity on growth, nodulation, acetylene reduction activity (ARA), nodule
leghemoglobin (Lb) content and respiratory capacity of bacteroids from pea (Pisum sativwn …

Rhizobium etli, which normally forms nitrogen-fixing nodules on Phaseolus vulgaris
(common bean), is a natural maize endophyte. The genetic diversity of R. etli strains from …

Rhizobium phaseoli CFN42 DNA was mutated by random insertion of Tn5 from suicide
plasmid pJB4JI to obtain independently arising strains that were defective in symbiosis with …

Rhizobium etli accumulates poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) in symbiosis and in free life.
PHB is a reserve material that serves as a carbon and/or electron sink when optimal growth …

Background Symbiotic bacteria known as rhizobia interact with the roots of legumes and
induce the formation of nitrogen-fixing nodules. In rhizobia, essential genes for symbiosis …