Rhizobium zaerense sp. nov., a novel member of the Rhizobium leguminosarum species complex with a broad geographic distribution and multiple legume hosts.
A novel nitrogen-fixing rhizobial strain, designated Z1P35ᵀ, was isolated from root nodules of Pisum sativum grown in the Zaër region of Morocco. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene placed strain Z1P35ᵀ within the genus Rhizobium, showing 100% sequence identity with several undescribed genospecies of the Rhizobi...