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Nitrogen-fixing (acetylene-reducing) bacteria associated with ectomycorrhizae of Douglas-fir

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Nitrogenase activity, measured by acetylene reduction, was detected on nursery-grown, surface-sterilized ectomycorrhizae of Douglas-fir, formed withLaccaria laccata, Hebeloma crustuliniforme, Rhizopogon vinicolor, andThelephora sp. Detached mycorrhizae were incubated in nitrogen-free liquid medium under microaerophilic conditions. Nitrogenase activity was attributed toClostridium spp. andAzospirillum spp.

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  1. Forestry Sciences Laboratory, US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, 3200 Jefferson Way, 97331, Corvallis, OR, USA

    C. Y. Li

  2. Department of Soil Science, University of Florida, 32611, Gainesville, FL, USA

    L. L. Hung

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Li, C.Y., Hung, L.L. Nitrogen-fixing (acetylene-reducing) bacteria associated with ectomycorrhizae of Douglas-fir. Plant Soil 98, 425–428 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02378363

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