Rhizobium lusitanum explained

Rhizobium lusitanum is a Gram negative root nodule bacteria, specifically nodulating Phaseolus vulgaris. Its type strain is P1-7^T (=LMG 22705^T =CECT 7016^T).^[1]

Further reading

• Valverde. A.. Velazquez. E.. Cervantes. E.. Igual. J. M.. van Berkum. P.. Evidence of an American Origin for Symbiosis-Related Genes in Rhizobium lusitanum. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 77. 16. 2011. 5665–5670. 0099-2240. 10.1128/AEM.02017-10. 21705533. 3165244.
• Pongslip, Neelawan. Phenotypic and Genotypic Diversity of Rhizobia. Bentham Science Publishers, 2012.

External links

• • LPSN
• Type strain of Rhizobium lusitanum at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Notes and References

1. Valverde. A.. Igual. J. M.. Peix. A.. Cervantes. E.. Velazquez. E.. Rhizobium lusitanum sp. nov. a bacterium that nodulates Phaseolus vulgaris. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 56. 11. 2006. 2631–2637. 1466-5026. 10.1099/ijs.0.64402-0. 17082403. free.