Actinomycetes, Vol.6, Part 2, 1995
ACTINOPLANES STRAINS ISOLATED FROM ROOTS: MORPHOLOGICAL
INVESTIGATIONS
B. PETROLINI, S. QUARONI, M. SARACCHI, P. SARDI and L.
FEDELI
Code Number: AC95007
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ABSTRACT. The isolation of Actinoplanes strains from cortical
tissues of roots is reported for the first time. The organisms
are rarely encountered in this habitat. Sporangiate genera of
actinomycetes are morphologically well definite and their
identification can be carried out on the grounds on
morphological criteria alone, using as phenetic markers the
absence or presence of aerial mycelium bearing reproductive
structures and the shape of sporangia and spores. The paper
deals with eleven isolates showing different morphological
features which allow their separation into five phenetic
groups.
Copyright 1995 CETA
