Species

Frankia alni (Alder root gall bacteria)

Frankia alni. Photo: (c) ðejay (Orkney), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Frankia alni is a Gram-positive species of actinomycete filamentous bacterium that lives in symbiosis with actinorhizal plants in the genus Alnus. It is a nitrogen-fixing bacterium and forms nodules on the roots of alder trees.

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