Surface properties and motility of Rhizobium and Azospirillum in relation to plant root attachment

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 149-169

  De Troch, P ^a,b   Vanderleyden, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Dienst Onderzoehscoordinatie   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZOSPIRILLUM; RHIZOBIUM;

MOTILITY; PLANT ROOT; RHIZOBACTERIA; ROOT ATTACHMENT;

EID: 0029660854     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00185885     Document Type: Article

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