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Frankia
sp.
infected root nodules
Section:
2
No:
7
Lineage:
Actinobacteria, Actinobacteria, Actinobacteridae, Actinomycetales, Frankineae, Frankiaceae
Contributor:
G. Vobis
A well developed root nodule of an actinorhizal plant is composed of multiple lobes, giving it a coralloid appearance. It is also called rhizothamnium. The example shown here is a nodule of Ochetophila trinervis.
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