Frankia BCU110601 (Da) and Frankia BCU110345 (Dc) were isolated from root nodules of Discaria articulata and Discaria chacaye, respectively; Frankia BCU110501 (Dt) was previously isolated from Discaria trinervis. The strains were identical at the 16S sequence and after analysis of RFLP of 16S and 23S rDNA intergenic region. Diversity was revealed at the molecular level after fingerprint analysis by BOX-polymerase chain reaction. The strains were infective and effective on the original host plants. A cross-inoculation assay intra Discaria genus, including D. trinervis, D. articulata, and D. chacaye, with each of these isolated Frankia strains caused effective symbioses with a similar dry weight in each plant species regardless of the inoculated strain. Nevertheless, a differential degree of recognition was revealed: Homologous symbiotic pairs in the case of D. chacaye-Frankia BCU110345 (Dc), D. articulata-Frankia BCU110601 (Da), and D. trinervis-Frankia BCU110501 (Dt) had faster nodulation rates than heterologous pairs. The differences in nodulation rate would suggest the existence of a subspecific level of recognition within a certain cross-inoculation group, pointing to subspecific adaptation occurring in this actinorhizal symbiosis.
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