Two New <i>Rhizobiales</i> Species Isolated from Root Nodules of Common Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) Show Different Plant Colonization Strategies
Samad Ashrafi, Nemanja Kuzmanović, Sascha Patz, U. Lohwasser, Boyke Bunk, Cathrin Spröer, Maria Lorenz, Ahmed Elhady, Anja Frühling, Meina Neumann‐Schaal, Susanne Verbarg, M. Becker, Torsten Thünen
Abstract
The intensive use of chemical fertilizers has a variety of negative effects on the environment. Increased utilization of biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) is one way to mitigate those negative impacts.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyRhizobiaNitrogen fixationRoot noduleBotanySymbiosisMesorhizobiumBacteriaGeneticsLegume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisNematode management and characterization studiesPlant nutrient uptake and metabolism