Frankia

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Frankia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinobacteria
Order: Actinomycetales
Suborder: Frankineae
Family: Frankiaceae
Genus: Frankia
Brunchorst 1886
Species

F. alni
This article refers to the bacteria. Frankia was also one of the names of the Frankish Empire.
A sectioned Alder root nodule.
A sectioned Alder root nodule.
A whole Alder root nodule.
A whole Alder root nodule.

Frankia is a genus of nitrogen fixing filamentous bacteria that live in symbiosis with actinorhizal plants, similar to Rhizobia. Bacteria of this genus form root nodules.

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