Frankia alni
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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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Frankia alni | |
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Nodules caused by Frankia alni on roots of common alder Alnus glutinosa | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
Class: | Actinomycetia |
Order: | Frankiales |
Family: | Frankiaceae |
Genus: | Frankia |
Species: | F. alni |
Binomial name | |
Frankia alni (Woronin 1866) Von Tubeuf 1895 | |
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