%0 Journal Article %A Yan, A M %A Wang, E T %A Kan, F L %A Tan, Z Y %A Sui, X H %A Reinhold-Hurek, B %A Chen, W X %T Sinorhizobium meliloti associated with Medicago sativa and Melilotus spp. in arid saline soils in Xinjiang, China. %D 2000 %J International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, %V 50 %N 5 %P 1887-1891 %@ 1466-5034 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-50-5-1887 %I Microbiology Society, %X Of 42 rhizobial isolates from Medicago sativa and Melilotus spp. growing in arid saline fields in Xinjiang, China, 40 were identified as Sinorhizobium meliloti by a polyphasic approach. However, diverse groups were obtained from these isolates in numerical taxonomy and SDS-PAGE of proteins. They could grow at pH 10.5 and were tolerant to 2.5-4.0% (w/v) NaCl. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/00207713-50-5-1887