Frankia alni is a Gram-positive species of actinomycete filamentous bacterium that lives in symbiosis with actinorhizal plants in the genus Alnus. It is a nitrogen-fixing bacterium and forms nodules on the roots of alder trees.
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Frankiaalni is a Gram-positive species of actinomycete filamentous bacterium that lives in symbiosis with actinorhizal plants in the genus Alnus. It is...
Frankia is a genus of nitrogen-fixing bacteria that live in symbiosis with actinorhizal plants, similar to the Rhizobium bacteria found in the root nodules...
It thrives in wet locations where its association with the bacterium Frankiaalni enables it to grow in poor quality soils. It is a medium-sized, short-lived...
is particularly noted for its important symbiotic relationship with Frankiaalni, an actinomycete, filamentous, nitrogen-fixing bacterium. This bacterium...
through symbiotic nitrogen fixation with the bacteria Actinomyces alni (Frankiaalni). It thrives on much drier soils than most other alders, and grows...
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