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Definition of Rhizobiaceae
1. Noun. A small family of rod-shaped bacteria.
Generic synonyms: Bacteria Family
Member holonyms: Genus Rhizobium, Rhizobium, Agrobacterium, Genus Agrobacterium
Group relationships: Eubacteriales, Order Eubacteriales
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
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 ..."