''Brucella lupini'' is a non-
rhizobia
Rhizobia are diazotrophic bacteria that fix nitrogen after becoming established inside the root nodules of legumes (Fabaceae). To express genes for nitrogen fixation, rhizobia require a plant host; they cannot independently fix nitrogen. In gene ...
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root-nodulating bacterium. It nodulates ''
Lupinus albus'', hence its name. Strain LUP21
T (LMG 20667
T) is the type strain.
References
Further reading
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External links
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LPSNType strain of ''Ochrobactrum lupini'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Hyphomicrobiales
Bacteria described in 2006
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