Rhizobium gallicum explained

Rhizobium gallicum is a Gram-negative root-nodule bacterium. It forms nitrogen-fixing root nodules on legumes, being first isolated from those of Phaseolus vulgaris.^{[1] [2]}

Further reading

• Silva. C.. Vinuesa. P.. Eguiarte. L. E.. Martínez-Romero. E.. Souza. V.. Rhizobium etli and Rhizobium gallicum Nodulate Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) in a Traditionally Managed Milpa Plot in Mexico: Population Genetics and Biogeographic Implications. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 69. 2. 2003. 884–893. 0099-2240. 10.1128/AEM.69.2.884-893.2003. 12571008. 143635. 10.1.1.484.6877.
• Sassi-AYDI. Sameh. Aydi. Samir. Abdelly. Chedly. Inoculation with the native Rhizobium gallicum improves osmotic stress tolerance in common bean drought-sensitive cultivar. Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section B. 62. 2. 2012. 179–187. 0906-4710. 10.1080/09064710.2011.597425. 67763872.
• Mnasri. Bacem. Tajini. Fatma. Trabelsi. Mustapha. Aouani. MohamedElarbi. Mhamdi. Ridha. Rhizobium gallicum as an efficient symbiont for bean cultivation. Agronomy for Sustainable Development. 27. 4. 2007. 331–336. 1774-0746. 10.1051/agro:2007024. 24724238.
• Shamseldin. Abdelaal. Werner. Dietrich. Presence of Rhizobium etli bv. phaseoli and Rhizobium gallicum bv. gallicum in Egyptian Soils. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 23. 2. 2006. 285–289. 0959-3993. 10.1007/s11274-006-9204-7. 84534288.
• Velazquez. E.. Martínez-Romero. E.. Rodríguez-Navarro. D. N.. Trujillo. M. E.. Daza. A.. Mateos. P. F.. Martínez-Molina. E.. van Berkum. P.. Characterization of Rhizobial Isolates of Phaseolus vulgaris by Staircase Electrophoresis of Low-Molecular-Weight RNA. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 67. 2. 2001. 1008–1010. 0099-2240. 10.1128/AEM.67.2.1008-1010.2001. 11157280. 92684.

Notes and References

1. Mhamdi. R. Different species and symbiotic genotypes of field rhizobia can nodulate Phaseolus vulgaris in Tunisian soils. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 41. 1. 2002. 77–84. 0168-6496. 10.1016/S0168-6496(02)00264-7. 19709241. free.
2. Amarger. N.. Macheret. V.. Laguerre. G.. Rhizobium gallicum sp. nov. and Rhizobium giardinii sp. nov., from Phaseolus vulgaris Nodules. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 47. 4. 1997. 996–1006. 0020-7713. 10.1099/00207713-47-4-996. 9336898. free.