Two plasmids other than the nodulation plasmid are necessary for formation of nitrogen‐fixing nodules by Rhizobium leguminosarum

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1990, Pages 567-574

  Hynes, M F ^a   McGregor, N F ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOBIUM;

DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; FABACEAE; GENES, NITROGEN FIXATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; PHENOTYPE; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PLASMIDS; RHIZOBIUM; SYMBIOSIS;

LENS CULINARIS; NEGIBACTERIA; PISUM SATIVUM; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; VICIA FABA;

EID: 0025348289     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.1990.tb00625.x     Document Type: Article

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