Frankia is a genus of nitrogen fixing filamentous bacteria that live in
symbiosisThe term symbosis commonly describes close and often long-term interactions between different biological species...
with actinorhizal plants, similar to
RhizobiaRhizobia are soil bacteria that fix nitrogen after becoming established inside root nodules of legumes . Rhizobia require a plant host; they cannot independently fix nitrogen. Morphologically, they are generally gram negative, motile, non-sporulating rods.- History :The first species of rhizobia, R...
. Bacteria of this genus form root nodules.
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Frankia is a genus of nitrogen fixing filamentous bacteria that live in
symbiosisThe term symbosis commonly describes close and often long-term interactions between different biological species...
with actinorhizal plants, similar to
RhizobiaRhizobia are soil bacteria that fix nitrogen after becoming established inside root nodules of legumes . Rhizobia require a plant host; they cannot independently fix nitrogen. Morphologically, they are generally gram negative, motile, non-sporulating rods.- History :The first species of rhizobia, R...
. Bacteria of this genus form root nodules.
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