Genus
Frankia
Frankia alni. Photo: (c) ðejay (Orkney), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Frankia is a genus of nitrogen-fixing, filamentous bacteria that live in symbiosis with actinorhizal plants, similar to the Rhizobium bacteria found in the root nodules of legumes in the Fabaceae family. Bacteria of this genus also form root nodules.
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