@article{fdi:010072779,
  title = {{R}hizobium laguerreae is the main nitrogen-fixing symbiont of cultivated lentil ({L}ens culinaris) in {M}orocco},
  author = {{T}aha, {K}. and {B}erraho, {E}. {B}. and {E}l {A}ttar, {I}. and {D}ekkiche, {S}. and {A}urag, {J}. and {B}{\'e}na, {G}illes},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{G}enetic diversity and population structure of 268 {L}ens culinaris symbiotic rhizobia collected from 40 cultivated fields in the main lentil production regions in {M}orocco were estimated. {T}hree chromosomal housekeeping genes (rec{A}, gln{II} and atp{D}) and one common symbiotic gene (nod{C}) were sequenced and analyzed in order to identify the local symbionts of lentil. {T}he molecular phylogeny of the concatenated housekeeping genes clustered more than 95% of the isolates in one main {G}lade together with {R}hizobium laguerreae species. {R}. laguerreae represents the main symbiont of cultivated lentil in {M}orocco and, for the first time, a large sample of individuals is obtained for this species. {T}here is a significant and high genetic differentiation of bacterial populations among the four regions for their symbiotic gene, and much lower for their housekeeping genes. {T}he reasons why {R}. laguerreae is so frequently recovered in our study is discussed.},
  keywords = {{L}ens culinaris ; {R}hizobium laguerreae ; {P}opulation structure ; {R}ecombination ; {MAROC}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}ystematic and {A}pplied {M}icrobiology},
  volume = {41},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {113--121},
  ISSN = {0723-2020},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.syapm.2017.09.008},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010072779},
}