Defective infection and nodulation of clovers by exopolysaccharide mutants of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii

Australian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 285-303

  Rolfe, B G ^a   Carlson, R W ^b   Ridge, R W ^a,e   Dazzo, F B ^c   Mateos, P F ^c   Pankhurst, C E ^d  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c Michigan State University ^*  (United States)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

^e INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM BV. TRIFOLII; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM REPENS; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM;

EID: 0001564068     PISSN: 03107841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PP9960285     Document Type: Article

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