    @article{lin42623,
    title   = {Mesorhizobium muleiense sp. nov., nodulating with Cicer arietinum L.},    
    author  = {Zhang JJ, Liu TY, Chen WF, Wang ET, Sui XH, Zhang XX, Li Y, Li Y, Chen WX},    
    journal = {Int J Syst Evol Microbiol},    
    year    = {2012},    
    doi     = {10.1099/ijs.0.038265-0},    
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    }
    @article{lin42622,
    title   = {Genotypic alteration and competitive nodulation of Mesorhizobium muleiense against exotic chickpea rhizobia in alkaline soils.},    
    author  = {Zhang JJ, Yu T, Lou K, Mao PH, Wang ET, Chen WF, Chen WX},    
    journal = {Syst Appl Microbiol},    
    year    = {2014},    
    doi     = {10.1016/j.syapm.2014.07.004},    
    pmid    = {25123757}        
    }
    @article{lin286851,
    title   = {Genetic diversity and distribution of rhizobia associated with the medicinal legumes Astragalus spp. and Hedysarum polybotrys in agricultural soils.},    
    author  = {Yan H, Ji ZJ, Jiao YS, Wang ET, Chen WF, Guo BL, Chen WX.},    
    journal = {Syst Appl Microbiol},    
    year    = {2016},    
    doi     = {10.1016/j.syapm.2016.01.004},    
    pmid    = {26915496}        
    }
    @article{lin286850,
    title   = {Evolution and taxonomy of native mesorhizobia nodulating medicinal Glycyrrhiza species in China.},    
    author  = {Mousavi SA, Li L, Wei G, Rasanen L, Lindstrom K.},    
    journal = {Syst Appl Microbiol},    
    year    = {2016},    
    doi     = {10.1016/j.syapm.2016.03.009},    
    pmid    = {27105685}        
    }
    @article{lin286849,
    title   = {Mesorhizobium wenxiniae sp. nov., isolated from chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) in China.},    
    author  = {Zhang J, Guo C, Chen W, de Lajudie P, Zhang Z, Shang Y, Wang ET.},    
    journal = {Int J Syst Evol Microbiol},    
    year    = {2018},    
    doi     = {10.1099/ijsem.0.002770},    
    pmid    = {29676730}        
    }
    @article{lin286854,
    title   = {Global-level population genomics reveals differential effects of geography and phylogeny on horizontal gene transfer in soil bacteria.},    
    author  = {Greenlon A, Chang PL, Damtew ZM, Muleta A, Carrasquilla-Garcia N, Kim D, Nguyen HP, Suryawanshi V, Krieg CP, Yadav SK, Patel JS, Mukherjee A, Udupa S, Benjelloun I, Thami-Alami I, Yasin M, Patil B, Singh S, Sarma BK, von Wettberg EJB, Kahraman A, Bukun B, Assefa F, Tesfaye K, Fikre A, Cook DR.},    
    journal = {Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A},    
    year    = {2019},    
    doi     = {10.1073/pnas.1900056116},    
    pmid    = {31285337}        
    }
    @article{lin286855,
    title   = {Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of <i><i>Alphaproteobacteria</i></i>.},    
    author  = {Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M.},    
    journal = {Front Microbiol},    
    year    = {2020},    
    doi     = {10.3389/fmicb.2020.00468},    
    pmid    = {32373076}        
    }
    @article{lin286847,
    title   = {Genomic diversity of chickpea-nodulating rhizobia in Ningxia (north central China) and gene flow within symbiotic Mesorhizobium muleiense populations.},    
    author  = {Zhang J, Peng S, Shang Y, Brunel B, Li S, Zhao Y, Liu Y, Chen W, Wang E, Singh RP, James EK.},    
    journal = {Syst Appl Microbiol},    
    year    = {2020},    
    doi     = {10.1016/j.syapm.2020.126089},    
    pmid    = {32690192}        
    }
    @article{lin58689,
    title   = {The introduced strain Mesorhizobium ciceri USDA 3378 is more competitive than an indigenous strain in nodulation of chickpea in newly introduced areas of China.},    
    author  = {Zhang J, Li S, Wang N, Chen W, Feng X, Jia B, Zhao Y, Yang T, Zong X},    
    journal = {Lett Appl Microbiol},    
    year    = {2022},    
    doi     = {10.1111/lam.13785},    
    pmid    = {35793390}        
    }
    @article{lin286852,
    title   = {A Lipopolysaccharide Synthesis Gene <i>rfaD</i> from <i>Mesorhizobium huakuii</i> Is Involved in Nodule Development and Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation.},    
    author  = {Liu Y, Lin Y, Guan N, Song Y, Li Y, Xie X.},    
    journal = {Microorganisms},    
    year    = {2022},    
    doi     = {10.3390/microorganisms11010059},    
    pmid    = {36677351}        
    }
    @article{lin286853,
    title   = {Diversification of <i>Sinorhizobium</i> populations associated with <i>Medicago polymorpha</i> and <i>Medicago lupulina</i> in purple soil of China.},    
    author  = {Tang M, Wang H, Qi X, He T, Zhang B, Wang E, Yu M, Wang B, Wang F, Liu Z, Liu X.},    
    journal = {Front Microbiol},    
    year    = {2022},    
    doi     = {10.3389/fmicb.2022.1055694},    
    pmid    = {36687603}        
    }
    @article{lin286848,
    title   = {The Effect of Different Rhizobial Symbionts on the Composition and Diversity of Rhizosphere Microorganisms of Chickpea in Different Soils.},    
    author  = {Zhang J, Wang N, Li S, Wang J, Feng Y, Wang E, Li Y, Yang T, Chen W.},    
    journal = {Plants (Basel)},    
    year    = {2023},    
    doi     = {10.3390/plants12193421},    
    pmid    = {37836161}        
    }
    @article{lin286846,
    title   = {Chickpea: Its Origin, Distribution, Nutrition, Benefits, Breeding, and Symbiotic Relationship with <i>Mesorhizobium</i> Species.},    
    author  = {Zhang J, Wang J, Zhu C, Singh RP, Chen W.},    
    journal = {Plants (Basel)},    
    year    = {2024},    
    doi     = {10.3390/plants13030429},    
    pmid    = {38337962}        
    }
