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Frankia

Known as: Frankiella 
Genus of BACTERIA in the family Frankiaceae. They are nitrogen-fixing root-nodule symbionts of many species of woody dicotyledonous plants.
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2006
2006
Distribution of Frankia, ectomycorrhizal fungi, and bacteria in soil after the eruption of Miyake-Jima (Izu Islands, Japan) in 2000
Miyake-Jima, a round island of about 8 km in diameter, is located about 200 km south of Tokyo, Japan (34°08′ N, 139°53′ E). In… 
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1999
Highly Cited
1999
Molecular phylogenies of plants and Frankia support multiple origins of actinorhizal symbioses.
Molecular phylogenetic trees were reconstructed from nucleotide sequences of nifH and 16S rDNA for Frankia and of rbcL for… 
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1999
Highly Cited
1999
Co-evolution between Frankia populations and host plants in the family Casuarinaceae and consequent patterns of global dispersal.
Symbioses between the root nodule-forming, nitrogen-fixing actinomycete Frankia and its angiospermous host plants are important… 
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1998
Highly Cited
1998
Diversity of Frankia Strains in Root Nodules of Plants from the Families Elaeagnaceae and Rhamnaceae
ABSTRACT Partial 16S ribosomal DNAs (rDNAs) were PCR amplified and sequenced from Frankia strains living in root nodules of… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
Taxonomy of the Genus Frankia (Actinomycetales)
Members of the genus Frankia have been classified in the order Actinomycetales on the basis of morphology, cell chemistry, and… 
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1993
Highly Cited
1993
Whole-Cell Hybridization of Frankia Strains with Fluorescence- or Digoxigenin-Labeled, 16S rRNA-Targeted Oligonucleotide Probes
Whole-cell hybridization with non-radioactively labeled oligonucleotide probes was used to detect and identify Frankia strains in… 
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1985
Highly Cited
1985
Effect of O2 on vesicle formation, acetylene reduction, and O2-uptake kinetics in Frankia sp. HFPCcI3 isolated from Casuarina cunninghamiana.
The effect of the partial pressure of oxygen (PO2) on the formation of vesicles, which are thought to be the site of N2 fixation… 
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1982
Highly Cited
1982
Isolation of Frankia from nodules of Casuarina equisetifolia
Using the simple serial dilution technique, five strains of actinomycetes were isolated from nodules of Casuarina equisetifolia… 
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1981
Highly Cited
1981
Factors affecting vesicle formation and acetylene reduction (nitrogenase activity) in Frankia sp. CpI1.
Vesicle formation and acetylene reduction (nitrogenase activity) were observed when washed hyphae from cultures of Frankia sp… 
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1980
Highly Cited
1980
Vesicle formation and acetylene reduction activity in Frankia sp. CPI1 cultured in defined nutrient media
It has been reported that certain species of free-living Rhizobium were capable of producing nitrogenase1–5, thereby… 
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