The role of Nod signal structures in the determination of host specificity in the Rhizobium-legume symbiosis

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 137-149

  Schultze, M ^a   Kondorosi, A ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Chitinase; Fatty acid synthesis; Lipochitooligosaccharide signal; NodA; Nodulation genes; Root development

Indexed keywords

RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 0000350309     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00364678     Document Type: Article

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