Nitrogen-fixing bacteria associated with bark beetles
- 1 June 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Microbial Ecology
- Vol. 7 (2) , 131-137
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02032495
Abstract
Nitrogen-fixingEnterobacter agglomerans andEnterobacter spp. were consistently isolated from the bark beetleDendroctonus terebrans. Large populations of nitrogen-fixing bacteria were found with the beetle, although no in situ acetylene reduction was demonstrated. The constant occurrence of nitrogenfixing bacteria withD. terebrans suggests a symbiotic relationship. Nitrogen-fixing bacteria were also isolated from the bark beetlesDendroctonus frontalis andIps avulsus.Keywords
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