Diversity and symbiotic divergence of endophytic and non-endophytic rhizobia of Medicago sativa

Annals of Microbiology

Table 1 Details of bacteria and sampled sites

Endophytic rhizobia	Non-endophytic rhizobia	Isolation spots on plant	Alfalfa variety	Site prospected	Geographical position (latitude, longitude, altitude)	Soil texture	Annual rainfall (mm)
G3G1, G3G2		Stele	Medicago sativa cv. Gannong No. 3	Wuwei, Gansu, China	E 102° 50′, N 37° 52′, 1650 m	Gray brown desert	158
G3P2		Epidermis
G3L1, G3L2, G3L3		Nodule
	G3T1, G3T2	Rhi-soil^a
	G9TT1, G9TT2, G9TT4, G9TT5	F-soil	M. sativa cv. Gannong No. 9
LP3, LP4		Epidermis	M. sativa cv. Longzhong	Huining Gansu, China	E 105° 06′, N 34° 40′, 1760 m	Loess sandy loam	300
LL1, LL2		Nodule
	LT2, LT3	Rhi-soil
QL2		Nodule	M. sativa cv. Qingshui
WLP2		Epidermis	M. sativa cv. WL168HQ	Lanzhou, Gansu, China	E 105° 41′, N 34° 05′, 1517.3 m	Loess loam	320
WLL2, WLL3, WLL4, WLL5		Nodule
WLG1, WLG2		Stele
WLN3		Seed
WLJ3		Stem
	WTT4, WTT6	F-soil

^aRhi-soil for soil adhering to roots and f-soil for soil within 50 cm around the alfalfa trunks

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