Legumes form a large group of plants that constitute the third largest family of angiosperms,
including near 20,000 species and 750 genera. Most of them have the ability to establish …

This important book provides a comprehensive review of our current knowledge of the
world's leguminous plants and their symbiotic bacteria. Written by Professor Janet Sprent, a …

The class Alphaproteobacteria is comprised of a diverse assemblage of Gram-negative
bacteria that includes organisms of varying morphologies, physiologies and habitat …

Symbiotic nitrogen fixation is the main route for sustainable input of nitrogen into
ecosystems. Nitrogen fixation in agriculture can be improved by inoculation of legume crops …

Thirty-nine endophytic bacterial strains were isolated from the nodule of Lespedeza sp.
grown in two different locations of South Korea. All strains were checked for their plant …

The classification of rhizobia has been gone through a substantial change in recent years
due to the addition of several new genera and species to this important bacterial group …

The Rhizobia are collectively comprised of gram negative soil bacteria that have the ability
to form symbiotic nitrogen-fixing root and/or stem nodules in association with leguminous …

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) can establish symbiotic associations with several
Rhizobium species; however, the effectiveness of most strains at fixing nitrogen under field …

Family Rhizobiaceae includes fast growing bacteria currently arranged into three genera,
Rhizobium, Ensifer and Shinella, that contain pathogenic, symbiotic and saprophytic …

Rhizobium tropici is a well-studied legume symbiont characterized by high genetic stability
of the symbiotic plasmid and tolerance to tropical environmental stresses such as high …