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Frankia

A whole alder root nodule.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Actinobacteria
Order:	Actinomycetales
Suborder:	Frankineae
Family:	Frankiaceae
Genus:	Frankia Brunchorst 1886
Species
F. alni

For the Frankish empire, see Francia.

Frankia is a genus of nitrogen fixing filamentous bacteria that live in symbiosis with actinorhizal plants, similar to Rhizobia. Bacteria of this genus form root nodules.

A sectioned Alder root nodule.

External links

Frankia & Actinorhizal Plants

Prokaryotes: Bacteria classification

Domain: Archaea – Bacteria – Eukaryota

G-/
OM

Terra-/Glidobacteria

Eobacteria (Chloroflexi, Deinococcus-Thermus) · Cyanobacteria

Gracilicutes

Proteobacteria	Alpha · Beta · Gamma/Enterobacteriaceae (Salmonella, Vibrio, Shigella) · Delta · Epsilon (Campylobacter) / Aquificae (Aquifex)

Planctobacteria	Chlamydiae/Verrucomicrobia · Planctomycetes

Sphingobacteria	Bacteroidetes/Chlorobi · Fibrobacteres

Other	Spirochaetes

Eurybacteria

Fusobacteria · Thermotogae

Other/ungrouped

Acidobacteria · Chrysiogenetes · Deferribacteres · Gemmatimonadetes · Nitrospirae · Synergistetes · Thermodesulfobacteria · Dictyoglomi

G+/
no OM

Actinobacteria

Actinobacteridae

Actinomycetales	Actinomycineae: Actinomycetaceae (Actinomyces, Mobiluncus) Corynebacterineae: Mycobacteriaceae · Nocardiaceae · Corynebacteriaceae Frankineae: Frankiaceae Micrococcineae: Brevibacteriaceae

Bifidobacteriales	Bifidobacteriaceae (Bifidobacterium, Falcivibrio, Gardnerella)

Other subclasses

Acidimicrobidae · Coriobacteridae · Rubrobacteridae · Sphaerobacteridae

Firmicutes

Bacilli	Bacillales: Bacillaceae (Bacillus) · Listeriaceae (Listeria) · Staphylococcaceae (Staphylococcus, Gemella, Jeotgalicoccus) Lactobacillales: Enterococcaceae (Enterococcus) · Lactobacillaceae (Lactobacillus, Pediococcus) · Leuconostocaceae (Leuconostoc) · Streptococcaceae (Lactococcus, Streptococcus)

Clostridia	Clostridiales (Clostridium, Peptostreptococcus, Selenomonas) · Halanaerobiales · Thermoanaerobacterales

Tenericutes/ Mollicutes	Mycoplasmatales (Mycoplasma, Ureaplasma) · Entomoplasmatales (Spiroplasma) · Anaeroplasmatales (Erysipelothrix) · Acholeplasmatales (Acholeplasma) · Haloplasmatales (Haloplasma)

note: not all classifications are universally accepted

Categories: Actinomycetales | Bacteria stubs

Wikispecies

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Taxonavigation

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Superregnum: Bacteria
Regnum: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinobacteria
Classis: Actinobacteria
Subclassis: Actinobacteridae
Ordo: Actinomycetales
Subordo: Frankineae
Familia: Frankiaceae
Genus: Frankia
Species: F. alni

Name

Frankia Brunch., 1886

Reference

Über einige Wurzelanschwellungen, besonders diejenigen von Alnus und den Elaegnaceen. Botanische Institut Tübingen, 1886, 2, 151-177.

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