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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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