@article{fdi:010040902,
  title = {{P}henotypic and genotypic diversity of {G}enista saharae microsymbionts from the infra-arid region of {T}unisia},
  author = {{M}ahdhi, {M}. and {N}zou{\'e}, {A}ng{\`e}le and {G}ueye, {F}atou and {M}erabet, {C}hahinez and {L}ajudie de, {P}hilippe and {M}ars, {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{G}enista saharae, indigenous of {S}ahara, is a spontaneous shrub that plays an important ecological role for the preservation and fertility of poor and eroded soils. {T}his legume has not been examined for its root nodule bacteria. {T}he taxonomic diversity of bacteria from root nodules of {G}. saharae growing in the infra-arid region of {T}unisia was investigated. {A} total of 28 bacterial strains isolated from root nodules of {G}. saharae grown in {T}unisian soil were characterized using a polyphasic approach including phenotypic characteristics, {PCR}-{RFLP} of 16{S} r{DNA} and 16{S} r{RNA} gene sequencing. {I}t was found that new isolates are diverse and affiliated to {E}nsifer (75%), {R}hizobium (10%) and {P}hyllobacterium (15%). {T}he {P}hyllobacterium isolates lacked the capacity for nodule formation on this plant. {G}enista saharae formed nodules with diverse rhizobia in {T}unisian soils. {F}urthermore, our results support the presence of non-nodulating commensal strains ({P}hyllobacterium) in legumes nodule. {T}his study is the first report on the characterization of {G}. saharae microsymbionts in {T}unisia.},
  keywords = {16{S} r{DNA} sequencing ; {G}enista saharae ; legume nodule bacteria ; {RFLP} ; {T}unisia},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{L}etters in {A}pplied {M}icrobiology},
  volume = {45},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {604--609},
  ISSN = {0266-8254},
  year = {2007},
  DOI = {10.1111/j.1472-765{X}.2007.02233.x},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010040902},
}