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. 2017 Mar 27;7:448. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-00559-0

Figure 3.

Figure 3

ORS285 nifV deletion does not affect the symbiotic interaction with Aeschynomene afraspera (LSTM #1). (A) Comparison of the growth of A. afraspera plants inoculated with ORS285 (wt) and ORS285 ΔnifV. Non-inoculated plants (ni) were used as control. (B) Mature nodules on A. afraspera plants inoculated with ORS285 and ORS285 ΔnifV. (C) Nodulation kinetics of Bradyrhizobium ORS285 (wt) and ORS285 ΔnifV (∆nifV) on A. afraspera plants. The mean number of nodules per plant (n = 10) at various days post infection (dpi) is presented. (D) Acetylene reducing activity of A. afraspera plants inoculated with Bradyrhizobium ORS285 (wt) and ORS285 ΔnifV at 21 dpi. The mean amount of produced ethylene per hour and per plant is indicated. Error bars represent standard errors of the mean (n = 10). Tukey’s post hoc analysis (P < 0.05) showed no significant difference in acetylene reduction between plants inoculated with the two strains.