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The bacterium ____ belonging to group Actinomycetes produces N2 -fixing nodules on the roots of non-leguminous plants(e.g. Alnus).

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Frankia
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Rhizobium
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Rhodosprillum
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Clostridium
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Solution

The correct option is B Frankia

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

Thus, the correct answer is 'Frankia.'


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