title: Viability of Rhizobium bacteroids.
abstract: Bacteroids prepared from nodules of soybean and bean were tested for viability. Contrary to the prevailing view that bacteroids are nonviable, it was found that bacteroids averaged 90% viability, irrespective of Rhizobium strain, nodule age, or nodule environment.
mesh_terms: D002455:Cell Division; D007887:Fabaceae; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D010944:Plants / Q000382:microbiology*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D012231:Rhizobium / Q000254:growth & development*; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013025:Glycine max