Species
Frankia alni (Alder root gall bacteria)
Frankia alni. Photo: (c) ðejay (Orkney), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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.
- Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Bacteria (Bacteria)
- Phylum: Actinobacteria (Actinobacteria)
- Order: Actinomycetales
- Family: Frankiaceae
- Genus: Frankia
- Species: Frankia alni (Alder root gall bacteria)
- Genus: Frankia
- Family: Frankiaceae
- Order: Actinomycetales
- Phylum: Actinobacteria (Actinobacteria)
- Kingdom: Bacteria (Bacteria)
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