Frankia alni

Frankia alni
Nodules caused by Frankia alni on roots of common alder Alnus glutinosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetia
Order: Frankiales
Family: Frankiaceae
Genus: Frankia
Species:
F. alni
Binomial name
Frankia alni
(Woronin 1866) Von Tubeuf 1895
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Actinomyces alni (Woronin 1866) von Plotho 1941
  • Aktinomyces alni (Woronin 1866) Peklo 1910
  • Entorrhiza alni (Woronin 1866) Weber 1884
  • Frankia subtilis Brunchorst 1886
  • Frankiella alni (Woronin 1866) Maire and Tison 1909
  • Nocardia alni (Woronin 1866) Waksman 1941
  • Plasmodiophora alni (Woronin 1866) Möller 1885
  • Proactinomyces alni (Woronin 1866) Krasil'nikov 1949
  • Schinzia alni Woronin 1866
  • Streptomyces alni (Woronin 1866) Fiuczek 1959

Frankia alni is a Gram-positive species of actinomycete filamentous bacterium that lives in symbiosis with actinorhizal plants in the genus Alnus. It is a nitrogen-fixing bacterium and forms nodules on the roots of alder trees.

  1. ^ Euzéby JP, Parte AC. "Frankia alni". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  2. ^ Becking JH. "Frankiaceae fam. nov. (Actinomycetales) with one new combination and six new species of the genus Frankia Brunchorst 1886, 174". Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 20 (2). doi:10.1099/00207713-20-2-201.