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PRODUCTION Of NUTRIENT SOURCES FOR RHIZOBIUM

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Table 2. Summary of carbon utilization by Rhizobium spp a .<br />

Carbon source Fast-growing species Intermediate Slow-growing species<br />

Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F<br />

Glucose + b<br />

+ + + + +<br />

Fructose + + + + + +<br />

Galactose + + + + + +<br />

Gluconate N.D. c<br />

N.D. + + + +<br />

Mannose + + + + + +<br />

Mannitol + + + + + +<br />

Rhamnose + + + - d<br />

N.D. N.D.<br />

Dulcitol + ± e - - N.D. N.D.<br />

Arabinose + + + + + +<br />

Xylose + + + + ± +<br />

Raffinose + + + - N.D. N.D.<br />

Sucrose + + + + - ±<br />

Lactose + + + + ± ±<br />

Trehalose + + + - N.D. N.D.<br />

Glycerol N.D. N.D. + + + +<br />

Pyruvate + N.D. + - ± -<br />

Citrate + + - - - -<br />

Succinate + N.D. + + ± +<br />

Fumarate + N.D. + - N.D. -<br />

Malate + N.D. + - - ±<br />

aGroup A = Rhizobium meliloti, R. leguminosarum, R. trifolii, R. phaseoli; Group B = fast-growing Rhizobium spp.; Group C<br />

= fast-growing Rhizobium japonicum; Group D = intermediate group rhizobia; Group E = Rhizobium japonicum; Group F =<br />

cowpea miscellany rhizobia. b + indicates strains able to use the carbon source for growth; N.D. c not determined; d – indicates<br />

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