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. 1995 Jul;61(7):2775–2779. doi: 10.1128/aem.61.7.2775-2779.1995

Phylogenetic relationships and host range of Rhizobium spp. that nodulate Phaseolus vulgaris L.

I Hernandez-Lucas 1, L Segovia 1, E Martinez-Romero 1, S G Pueppke 1
PMCID: PMC167551  PMID: 7618891

Abstract

We determined the nucleotide sequences of 16S rRNA gene segments from five Rhizobium strains that have been isolated from tropical legume species. All share the capacity to nodulate Phaseolus vulgaris L., the common bean. Phylogenetic analysis confirmed that these strains are of two different chromosomal lineages. We defined the host ranges of two strains of Rhizobium etli and three strains of R. tropici, comparing them with those of the two most divergently related new strains. Twenty-two of the 43 tested legume species were nodulated by three or more of these strains. All seven strains have broad host ranges that include woody species such as Albizia lebbeck, Gliricidia maculata, and Leucaena leucocephala.

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