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Review
. 2003 May;185(10):2975-9.
doi: 10.1128/JB.185.10.2975-2979.2003.

Roses by other names: taxonomy of the Rhizobiaceae

William J Broughton  1
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Review

Roses by other names: taxonomy of the Rhizobiaceae

William J Broughton. J Bacteriol. 2003 May.
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FIG. 1.
FIG. 1.
Model showing how recombination between short segments of the 16S rRNA genes of B. elkani and species of Mesorhizobium may have occurred, resulting in the lateral transfer of the 16S rRNA gene from Mesorhizobium to Bradyrhizobium. See the text for further details.
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Comment in

  • Discordant phylogenies within the rrn loci of Rhizobia.
    van Berkum P, Terefework Z, Paulin L, Suomalainen S, Lindström K, Eardly BD. van Berkum P, et al. J Bacteriol. 2003 May;185(10):2988-98. doi: 10.1128/JB.185.10.2988-2998.2003. J Bacteriol. 2003. PMID: 12730157 Free PMC article.

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