{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,22]],"date-time":"2026-09-22T17:00:58Z","timestamp":1790096458803,"version":"4.0.1"},"reference-count":39,"publisher":"Springer Science and Business Media LLC","issue":"9","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,9]],"date-time":"2026-07-09T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1783555200000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/www.springernature.com\/gp\/researchers\/text-and-data-mining"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,9]],"date-time":"2026-07-09T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1783555200000},"content-version":"vor","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/www.springernature.com\/gp\/researchers\/text-and-data-mining"}],"content-domain":{"domain":["link.springer.com"],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Curr Microbiol"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2026,9]]},"DOI":"10.1007\/s00284-026-05054-2","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,9]],"date-time":"2026-07-09T06:41:09Z","timestamp":1783579269000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Agro\u2011ecological and Genetic Drivers of Symbiotic Efficiency of Indigenous Rhizobium etli Strains in Common Bean in Southern Ethiopia"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"83","author":[{"given":"Meseretu","family":"Melese","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Endalkachew","family":"Wolde-meskel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ashenafi Hailu","family":"Gunnabo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"5054_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1002\/fes3.351","volume":"11","author":"A Losa","year":"2022","unstructured":"Losa A, Vorster J, Cominelli E et al (2022) Drought and heat affect common bean minerals and human diet\u2014What we know and where to go. Food Energy Secur 11:1\u201328. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/fes3.351","journal-title":"Food Energy Secur"},{"key":"5054_CR2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"167","DOI":"10.1016\/j.agee.2018.08.010","volume":"266","author":"V Chekanai","year":"2018","unstructured":"Chekanai V, Chikowo R, Vanlauwe B (2018) Response of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) to nitrogen, phosphorus, and rhizobia inoculation across variable soils in Zimbabwe. Agric Ecosyst Environ 266:167\u2013173. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.agee.2018.08.010","journal-title":"Agric Ecosyst Environ"},{"key":"5054_CR3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"186","DOI":"10.3390\/plants11020186","volume":"11","author":"L Rodr","year":"2022","unstructured":"Rodr L, Mendez D, Montecino H et al (2022) Role of Phaseolus vulgaris L. in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases\u2014cardioprotective potential of bioactive compounds. Plants 11:186. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/plants11020186","journal-title":"Plants"},{"key":"5054_CR4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1155\/2020\/1497530","volume":"2020","author":"S Yohannes","year":"2020","unstructured":"Yohannes S, Loha G, Gessese MK (2020) Performance evaluation of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) genotypes for yield and related traits at Areka, Southern Ethiopia. Adv Agric 2020:1\u20138. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1155\/2020\/1497530","journal-title":"Adv Agric"},{"key":"5054_CR5","volume-title":"World food and agriculture\u2013statistical yearbook 2025","author":"FAOStat2024","year":"2025","unstructured":"FAOStat2024 (2025) World food and agriculture\u2013statistical yearbook 2025. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Rome, Rome"},{"key":"5054_CR6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1186\/s43170-022-00103-9","volume":"3","author":"A Mohammed","year":"2022","unstructured":"Mohammed A, Feleke E (2022) Future climate change impacts on common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) phenology and yield with crop management options in Amhara Region, Ethiopia. CABI Agric Biosci 3:1\u201314. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s43170-022-00103-9","journal-title":"CABI Agric Biosci"},{"key":"5054_CR7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"Amoah JN, Keitel C, Kaiser BN (2025) Nitrogen deficiency impacts growth and modulates carbon metabolism in maize. Planta 262. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00425-025-04814-x","DOI":"10.1007\/s00425-025-04814-x"},{"key":"5054_CR8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1038\/s41598-021-88051-8","volume":"11","author":"E Efstathiadou","year":"2021","unstructured":"Efstathiadou E, Ntatsi G, Savvas D, Tampakaki AP (2021) Genetic characterization at the species and symbiovar level of indigenous rhizobial isolates nodulating Phaseolus vulgaris in Greece. Sci Rep 11:1\u201315. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41598-021-88051-8","journal-title":"Sci Rep"},{"key":"5054_CR9","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"2092","DOI":"10.3390\/agriculture13112092","volume":"13","author":"MH Abd-alla","year":"2023","unstructured":"Abd-alla MH, Al-amri SM, El-enany AE (2023) Enhancing rhizobium\u2013legume symbiosis and reducing nitrogen fertilizer use are potential options for mitigating climate change. Agriculture 13:2092 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/agriculture13112092","journal-title":"Agriculture"},{"key":"5054_CR10","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1093\/femsec\/fiab046","volume":"97","author":"AH Gunnabo","year":"2021","unstructured":"Gunnabo AH, Geurts R, Wolde-Meskel E et al (2021) Phylogeographic distribution of rhizobia nodulating common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in Ethiopia. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 97:1\u201316. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/femsec\/fiab046","journal-title":"FEMS Microbiol Ecol"},{"key":"5054_CR11","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"Melese M, Bereket Getachew Endalkachew Woldemeskel Ashenafi Hailu G (2025) Legume integration in smallholder farming systems for food security and resilience to climate change. PLoS ONE One: e0327727:1\u201320. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0327727","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0327727"},{"key":"5054_CR12","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"09","DOI":"10.26480\/ppsc.01.2023.09.16","volume":"3","author":"B Turyasingura","year":"2023","unstructured":"Turyasingura B, chavula P, Mohammed Y et al (2023) Laboratory analysis of soil physicochemical properties based on agricultural fertilizer input requirement application: a case of Haramaya University, Ethiopia. Plant Physiol Soil Chem 3:09\u201316. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.26480\/ppsc.01.2023.09.16","journal-title":"Plant Physiol Soil Chem"},{"key":"5054_CR13","volume-title":"Guidelines for soil description Fourth edition","author":"FAO","year":"2006","unstructured":"FAO (2006) Guidelines for soil description Fourth edition, 4th edn. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome","edition":"4"},{"key":"5054_CR14","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/978-1-4613-8375-8","volume-title":"Handbook for rhizobia: methods in legume-rhizobium technology","author":"P Somasegaran","year":"1994","unstructured":"Somasegaran P, Hoben H (1994) Handbook for rhizobia: methods in legume-rhizobium technology. Springer, New York"},{"key":"5054_CR15","unstructured":"Howieson J, Dilworth M (2016) Taxonomy and physiology of rhizobia. Work Rhizobia 125\u2013144"},{"key":"5054_CR16","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"Abd-Alla MH, Nafady NA, Hassan AA, Bashandy SR (2024) Isolation and characterization of non-rhizobial bacteria and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi from legumes. BMC Microbiol 24. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12866-024-03591-z","DOI":"10.1186\/s12866-024-03591-z"},{"key":"5054_CR17","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.3389\/fsoil.2025.1568292","volume":"5","author":"T Geremu","year":"2025","unstructured":"Geremu T, Abera G, Lemma B, Rasche F (2025) Abundance and symbiotic efficiency of indigenous rhizobia nodulating faba bean and common bean in southern Ethiopia. Front Soil Sci 5:1\u201317. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fsoil.2025.1568292","journal-title":"Front Soil Sci"},{"key":"5054_CR18","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1128\/aem.01763-19","volume":"85","author":"AH Gunnabo","year":"2019","unstructured":"Gunnabo AH, Geurts R, Wolde-meskel E et al (2019) Genetic interaction studies reveal superior performance of Rhizobium tropici CIAT899 on a range of diverse East African common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) genotypes. Appl Environ Microbiol 85:1\u201319. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1128\/aem.01763-19","journal-title":"Appl Environ Microbiol"},{"key":"5054_CR19","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1038\/s41467-018-07641-9","volume":"9","author":"C Jain","year":"2018","unstructured":"Jain C, Rodriguez-r LM, Aluru S (2018) genomes reveals clear species boundaries. Nat Commun 9:1\u20138. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41467-018-07641-9","journal-title":"Nat Commun"},{"key":"5054_CR20","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e04822","DOI":"10.1016\/j.heliyon.2020.e04822","volume":"6","author":"JT Merga","year":"2020","unstructured":"Merga JT (2020) Evaluation of common bean varieties (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) to different row-spacing in Jimma. South Western Ethiopia Heliyon 6:e04822. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.heliyon.2020.e04822","journal-title":"South Western Ethiopia Heliyon"},{"key":"5054_CR21","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.3389\/fpls.2023.1324665","volume":"14","author":"D Neuhoff","year":"2023","unstructured":"Neuhoff D, Neumann G, Weinmann M (2023) Testing plant growth promoting microorganisms in the field - a proposal for standards. Front Plant Sci 14:1\u201315. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fpls.2023.1324665","journal-title":"Front Plant Sci"},{"key":"5054_CR22","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1007\/s00284-025-04404-w","volume":"82","author":"MO Akinyemi","year":"2025","unstructured":"Akinyemi MO, Tsipinana S, Alayande KA et al (2025) Biogeographical distribution of bacteria in soils with identical agricultural practices: impacts of environmental factors. Curr Microbiol 82:1\u201313. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00284-025-04404-w","journal-title":"Curr Microbiol"},{"issue":"5","key":"5054_CR23","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"78","DOI":"10.3390\/agronomy8050078","volume":"8","author":"MS Thilakarathna","year":"2018","unstructured":"Thilakarathna MS, Raizada MN (2018) Challenges in using precision agriculture to optimize symbiotic nitrogen fixation in legumes: progress, limitations, and future improvements needed in diagnostic testing. Agronomy 8(5):78. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/agronomy8050078","journal-title":"Agronomy"},{"key":"5054_CR24","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"Chandel AS, Weto AE, Bekele D (2024) Geospatial technology for selecting suitable sites for solid waste disposal: a case study of Shone town, central Ethiopia. Urban, Plan Transp Res 12:. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/21650020.2024.2302531","DOI":"10.1080\/21650020.2024.2302531"},{"key":"5054_CR25","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"Retta AN, Kebede F, Haile M et al (2025) Assessing the spatial variability of soil properties in the semiarid areas of Hintalo Wejerat District, Tigray region, Ethiopia. Discov Sustain 6. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s43621-025-01006-1","DOI":"10.1007\/s43621-025-01006-1"},{"key":"5054_CR26","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"Yang M, Zhou D, Hang H et al (2024) Effects of balancing exchangeable cations Ca, Mg, and K on the growth of tomato seedlings (Solanum lycopersicum L.) based on increased soil cation exchange capacity. Agronomy 14. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/agronomy14030629","DOI":"10.3390\/agronomy14030629"},{"key":"5054_CR27","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.3390\/agronomy16010002","volume":"16","author":"T Geremu","year":"2026","unstructured":"Geremu T, Abera G, Lemma B (2026) Interplay of Phosphorus and rhizobium inoculation on common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) across variable indigenous rhizobia soils in Southern Ethiopia. Agronomy 16:1\u201326. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/agronomy16010002","journal-title":"Agronomy"},{"key":"5054_CR28","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e08820","DOI":"10.1016\/j.heliyon.2022.e08820","volume":"8","author":"A Mebrate","year":"2022","unstructured":"Mebrate A, Zeray N, Kippie T, Haile G (2022) Determinants of soil fertility management practices in Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia: logistic regression approach. Heliyon 8:e08820. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.heliyon.2022.e08820","journal-title":"Heliyon"},{"key":"5054_CR29","volume-title":"Phylogeography and rhizobia-legume genotypic interactions in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) in Ethiopia","author":"AH Gunnabo","year":"2020","unstructured":"Gunnabo AH (2020) Phylogeography and rhizobia-legume genotypic interactions in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) in Ethiopia, 1st edn. Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands, Wagenghan","edition":"1"},{"key":"5054_CR30","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"Booth TJ, Shaw S, Morales PC, Weber T (2025) getphylo: rapid and automatic generation of multi \u2013 locus phylogenetic trees. BMC Bioinformatics 1\u201311. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12859-025-06035-1","DOI":"10.1186\/s12859-025-06035-1"},{"key":"5054_CR31","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"595","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ympev.2012.07.008","volume":"65","author":"AA Aserse","year":"2012","unstructured":"Aserse AA, R\u00e4s\u00e4nen LA, Aseffa F et al (2012) Phylogenetically diverse groups of Bradyrhizobium isolated from nodules of Crotalaria spp., Indigofera spp., Erythrina brucei and Glycine max growing in Ethiopia. Mol Phylogenet Evol 65:595\u2013609. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ympev.2012.07.008","journal-title":"Mol Phylogenet Evol"},{"key":"5054_CR32","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"703","DOI":"10.1007\/s00248-020-01620-8","volume":"81","author":"AH Gunnabo","year":"2021","unstructured":"Gunnabo AH, van Heerwaarden J, Geurts R et al (2021) Phylogeography and symbiotic effectiveness of rhizobia nodulating chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) in Ethiopia. Microb Ecol 81:703\u2013716. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00248-020-01620-8","journal-title":"Microb Ecol"},{"key":"5054_CR33","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"488","DOI":"10.1080\/03650340.2019.1624724","volume":"66","author":"AA Aserse","year":"2020","unstructured":"Aserse AA, Markos D, Getachew G et al (2020) Rhizobial inoculation improves drought tolerance, biomass and grain yields of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and soybean (Glycine max L.) at Halaba and Boricha in Southern Ethiopia. Arch Agron Soil Sci 66:488\u2013501. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/03650340.2019.1624724","journal-title":"Arch Agron Soil Sci"},{"key":"5054_CR34","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1186\/s40793-017-0283-x","volume":"12","author":"AA Aserse","year":"2017","unstructured":"Aserse AA, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC et al (2017) Draft genome sequences of Bradyrhizobium shewense sp. nov. ERR11T and Bradyrhizobium yuanmingense CCBAU 10071T. Stand Genomic Sci 12:1\u201314. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s40793-017-0283-x","journal-title":"Stand Genomic Sci"},{"key":"5054_CR35","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1746","DOI":"10.1099\/ijs.0.044032-0","volume":"63","author":"T Degefu","year":"2013","unstructured":"Degefu T, Wolde-meskel E, Liu B et al (2013) Mesorhizobium shonense sp. nov., Mesorhizobium hawassense sp. nov. and Mesorhizobium abyssinicae sp. nov., isolated from root nodules of different agroforestry legume trees. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 63:1746\u20131753. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1099\/ijs.0.044032-0","journal-title":"Int J Syst Evol Microbiol"},{"key":"5054_CR36","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"Gunnabo AH, Geurts RE, Wolde-meskel TD et al (2019) Crossm genetic interaction studies reveal superior performance of rhizobium tropici CIAT899 on a range of diverse East African. 85:e01763-19 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1128\/AEM01763-19","DOI":"10.1128\/AEM01763-19"},{"key":"5054_CR37","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"55","DOI":"10.1007\/s00374-004-0743-5","volume":"40","author":"E Wolde-Meskel","year":"2004","unstructured":"Wolde-Meskel E, Berg T, Peters NK, Frosteg\u00e5rd \u00c5 (2004) Nodulation status of native woody legumes and phenotypic characteristics of associated rhizobia in soils of southern Ethiopia. Biol Fertil Soils 40:55\u201366. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00374-004-0743-5","journal-title":"Biol Fertil Soils"},{"key":"5054_CR38","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"Adamchuk, V., Reumont, F., Kaur, J., Whalen, J., & Adamchuk-Chala, N. (2017). Proximal sensing of soil biological activity for precision agriculture. Advances in Animal Biosciences, 8, 406\u2013411 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/s204047001700139x","DOI":"10.1017\/s204047001700139x"},{"key":"5054_CR39","unstructured":"O'Hara, G. W., Zilli, J. E., Poole, P. S., & Hungria, M. (2016). Taxonomy and physiology of rhizobia. In J. G. Howieson & M. J. Dilworth (Eds.), Working with rhizobia, Vol. 173 (pp. 125\u2013144). Canberra: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research."}],"container-title":["Current Microbiology"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/content\/pdf\/10.1007\/s00284-026-05054-2.pdf","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s00284-026-05054-2","content-type":"text\/html","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/content\/pdf\/10.1007\/s00284-026-05054-2.pdf","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,22]],"date-time":"2026-09-22T16:03:00Z","timestamp":1790092980000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/10.1007\/s00284-026-05054-2"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,9]]},"references-count":39,"journal-issue":{"issue":"9","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2026,9]]}},"alternative-id":["5054"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00284-026-05054-2","relation":{},"ISSN":["0343-8651","1432-0991"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0343-8651","type":"print"},{"value":"1432-0991","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,9]]},"assertion":[{"value":"20 November 2025","order":1,"name":"received","label":"Received","group":{"name":"ArticleHistory","label":"Article History"}},{"value":"30 June 2026","order":2,"name":"accepted","label":"Accepted","group":{"name":"ArticleHistory","label":"Article History"}},{"value":"9 July 2026","order":3,"name":"first_online","label":"First Online","group":{"name":"ArticleHistory","label":"Article History"}},{"value":"The authors declare no competing interests.","order":1,"name":"Ethics","label":"Competing interests","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"<b>Deceleration<\/b>"}}],"article-number":"465"}}