Genetic Diversity of a Natural Population of Sinorhizobium meliloti Revealed in Analysis of Cryptic Plasmids and ISRm2011-2 Fingerprints

Russian Journal of Genetics

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 494-499

  Andronov, E E ^a   Roumiantseva, M L ^a   Simarov, B V ^a  

^a Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO SATIVA; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 0001727307     PISSN: 10227954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016658429756     Document Type: Article

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