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THE root nodule bacteria of leguminous plants (Rhizobium spp.) have repeatedly been observed to survive as long as 15–16 yr. in various media1,2. Bisset3 has explained this remarkable longevity as due to formation of endospores in a complicated life-cycle.
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JENSEN, H. Survival of Rhizobium meliloti in Soil Culture. Nature 192, 682–683 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/192682a0
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