Root nodules of red alder (Alnus rubra) and Sitka alder (Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata) are inhabited by taxonomically diverse cultivable microbial endophytes
Robyn Dove,
Emily R. Wolfe,
Nathan U. Stewart
et al.
Abstract:The root nodules of actinorhizal plants are home to nitrogen‐fixing bacterial symbionts, known as Frankia, along with a small percentage of other microorganisms. These include fungal endophytes and non‐Frankia bacteria. The taxonomic and functional diversity of the microbial consortia within these root nodules is not well understood. In this study, we surveyed and analyzed the cultivable, non‐Frankia fungal and bacterial endophytes of root nodules from red and Sitka alder trees that grow together. We examined … Show more
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