Congo Red Absorption by Rhizobium leguminosarum
- 1 January 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
- Vol. 45 (1) , 340-342
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.45.1.340-342.1983
Abstract
Congo red absorption is generally considered a contraindication of Rhizobium. However, R. leguminosarum takes up the dye on yeast extract-mannitol agar. The uptake of congo red varies among strains of R. leguminosarum, as shown elsewhere with strains of R. trifolii and R. meliloti. Congo red absorption does not distinguish rhizobia from other bacteria, but may be useful as a strain marker.Keywords
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