Department of Botany, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya 793 022, India
*Corresponding author; E-mail: arvindkmisra@nehu.ac.in Tel: 91(364)2722212; Fax: 91(364)2550076
Recent developments in the field of isolation, culturing, morphology and systematics of Frankia and host-microsymbiont interaction including nitrogen fixation have been reviewed. Special emphasis has been laid on the molecular approaches to identification of Frankia using 16S rRNA and nif genes.
Frankia, actinorhizal symbiosis, culture, host specificity, identification, 16s rRNA, taxonomy, nif genes, rrn operon
