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The isolations of three new strains of Frankia were made from root nodules of Casuarina cunninghamiana growing aeroponically. Two strains, HFPCcI1 and HFPCcI2 isolated by Lopez are typical Frankia strains, producing sporangia among filamentous mats in culture and, in the absence of combined nitrogen, forming vesicles and showing acetylene reduction. They are red-pigmented and, although failing to nodulate Casuarina hosts, effectively nodulated Elaeagnus and Hippophae. A third strain HFPCcI3 isolated by Zhang from the same source, also a typical Frankia, can form sporangia and vesicles in culture and reduce acetylene, is unpigmented, fails to nodulate Elaeagnus but effectively nodulates C. cunninghamiana and C. equisetifolia. Comparisons are made among all of the Casuarina isolates in our collection from around the world (twelve in all) with regard to their cultural characteristics and capacity to infect host plant species. Questions are raised about the specificity of the various isolates and their possible affinities. Opportunities are suggested for inoculation of seedlings for forestry and field application using the infective, effective strains now available.
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Zhang, Z., Lopez, M.F., Torrey, J.G. (1984). A comparison of cultural characteristics and infectivity of Frankia isolates from root nodules of Casuarina species. In: Akkermans, A.D.L., Baker, D., Huss-Danell, K., Tjepkema, J.D. (eds) Frankia Symbioses. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 12. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6158-6_8
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