Table 4.
PCR amplification of bacterial isolates using Rhizobium leguminosarum-specific 16S and nodD primers
| Bacterial isolate | Amplification by primer set |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 16S R. leguminosarum | T nodD | V nodD | |
| Rhizobium leguminosarum (RSM 2004) | + | − | + |
| Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii (RCR221) | + | + | − |
| Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae (VP39) | + | − | + |
| Sinorhizobium meliloti (RCR 2001) | − | − | − |
| Mesorhizobium sp. | − | − | − |
| Agrobacterium rhizogenes (8/96) | − | − | − |
| Agrobacterium rhizogenes (LBA9402) | − | − | − |
| Pseudomonas fluorescens (PCM4002) | − | − | − |
| Pasteuria penetrans (16S 51102) | − | − | − |