Highlights • Rhizobiophages affect symbiotic relationship of rhizobia and legumes.• It is the first report of lytic phages parasitized on groundnut nodulating rhizobia.• All phages confirmed their relation with the Siphoviridae family.• Phage genome sizes were varied from 34.7 to 53.1 kbp.• The susceptible rhizobial isolates were identified as diverse group of Bradyrhizobium.

中文翻译：

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南非根瘤根瘤菌（Arachis hypogaea L.）寄生噬菌体的鉴定和表征

亮点 • 根瘤菌噬菌体影响根瘤菌和豆科植物的共生关系。• 这是寄生在花生根瘤菌上的裂解性噬菌体的首次报道。• 所有噬菌体都证实了它们与 Siphoviridae 家族的关系。• 噬菌体基因组大小从 34.7 到 53.1 kbp 不等。•敏感的根瘤菌分离株被鉴定为慢生根瘤菌的不同群体。