Definition of Rhizobiaceae

1. Noun. A small family of rod-shaped bacteria.


Medical Definition of Rhizobiaceae

1. A family of gram-negative bacteria which are saprophytes, symbionts, or plant pathogens. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rhizobiaceae

rhinotracheitis
rhinovirus
rhinoviruses
rhipidium
rhipidoglossa
rhipipter
rhipipteran
rhizanthous
rhizic
rhizine
rhizines
rhizo-
rhizobacteria
rhizobacterium
rhizobia
rhizobiaceae (current term)
rhizobial
rhizobium
rhizobium leguminosarum
rhizobium meliloti
rhizocarpous
rhizocephala
rhizoctinia
rhizoctinia disease
rhizoctonia
rhizoctonias
rhizodermis
rhizodont
rhizodonts
rhizogan

Literary usage of Rhizobiaceae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Nodulation and Nitrogen Fixation in Rice: Potential and Prospects by Gurdev S. Khush, J. Bennett (1992)
"... Bradyrhizobium, and Azorhizobium are quite distant phylogenetically. These distant genera are grouped in the same family, the rhizobiaceae, ..."

2. Bacterial Blight of Rice: Proceedings of the International Workshop on by International Rice Research Institute (1989)
"... which was developed for use with Enterobacteriaceae, rhizobiaceae, and Pseudomonadaceae (Shaw et al 1988). ..."

3. Legumes in Crop Rotations--Bibliography, January 1990-December 1993 by Mary V. Gold (1994)
"... Subtropical crops; Tropical crops; Crop production; Crop residues; Decomposition; Green manures; Literature reviews; rhizobiaceae; Soil inoculation; ..."

4. The Quest for Nitrogen Fixation in Rice by Jagdish Kumar Ladha, P. M. Reddy (2000)
"This compound was recognized first as being capable of increasing root respiration (Volpin and Phillips 1998); then, because many rhizobiaceae require ..."

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