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Bacteria were detected in the lumen of endogonaceous chlamydospores ofGlomus macrocarpus var.macrocarpus obtained from the rhizosphere soils of xerophytic plants (Ficus bengalensis andAcacia spp.) using a scanning electron microscopy technique. Pure cultures of bacteria obtained on synthetic media were identified as species ofEnterobacter, Pseudomonas, andStreptococcus; a few unidentified strains were also isolated.
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Varma, A.K., Singh, K. & Lall, V.K. Lumen bacteria from endomycorrhizal spores. Current Microbiology 6, 207–211 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01566973
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