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Table 3 Morphological and biochemical traits of bradyrhizobia isolates 

From: Genetic and phenotypic diversity of microsymbionts nodulating promiscuous soybeans from different agro-climatic conditions

 

Congo Red Absorption

BTB Reaction

Margin

Color

Elevation

Gram Stain

Transparency

Size (mm)

Colony shape

Texture

%

Nodulation

I

Crna

Y

S

Cw

Rs

 − ve

O

0.5

C

Sg

5

0

II

Crna

Y

S

Mw

Dmd

 − ve

O

1

C

G

4

0

III

Crna

Y

Sc

Ww

Cvx

 − ve

T

3.5

C

Sg

3

3.08 ± 0.65c

IV

Crna

Y

Sc

Ww

Rs

 − ve

T

5

C

Sg

22

4.00 ± 0.94c

V

Crna

Y

Sc

Ww

Cvx

 − ve

T

0.5

C

Sg

5

3.08 ± 1.16c

VI

Crna

B

Sc

W

Rs

 − ve

T

1.5

C

Sg

3

1.42 ± 0.26d

VII

Crna

Y

Sc

Mw

Cvx

 − ve

T

0.5

C

Fg

13

1.33 ± 0.25d

VIII

Crna

B

Sc

Mw

Cvx

 − ve

T

1.5

C

Sg

5

6.91 ± 2.49b

IX

Crna

Y

Sc

Mw

Cvx

 − ve

T

4

C

Sg

40

9.25 ± 1.77a

  1. Crna Congo red non-absorbing, Cw Creamy white, Y Yellow, S Smooth, Mw Milky white, Sc Smooth clear, Dmd domed, Ww Watery white, Rs Raised, W White, Cvx Convex, − ve Gram negative, T Translucent, O Opaque, Sg Soft gummy, C Circular, G Gummy, Fg Firm gummy. Values within the nodulation column with common letters do not differ significantly according to Tukey’s HSD p < 0.05