Abstract

This chapter is about the “general genetic knowledge” of the family Rhizobiaceae, Since this “family” is not a true family in any phylogenetic sense, it is very difficult to generalise about the genetics of the group (see Chapter 1). The phylogeny of its members will be discussed elsewhere, but suffice it to say here that the “family” has traditionally been defined in terms of the ability of the bacteria belonging to it to induce the formation …