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. 2012 May 17;7(5):e37189. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0037189

Table 1. Identification of bacteria competing for nodulation on V. unguiculata.

NGR234 vs. USDA257
Cell ratio 100/1 50/50 1/100
Nodules/plants analyzed 120/10 120/11 113/11
Nodule occupancy NGR234 115 (95.9) 102 (85.0) 64 (56.6)
USDA257 0 (0.0) 5 (4.2) 20 (17.7)
mixed – NGR234 spectra 4 (3.3) 4 (3.3) 5 (4.4)
mixed – USDA257 spectra 1 (0.8) 9 (7.5) 24 (21.2)
Numbers of manual inputs in MALDI analysis 11 (9.2) 3 (2.5) 2 (1.8)

% of total nodules are shown in brackets.