Sinorhizobium medicae sp. nov., isolated from annual Medicago spp.

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 972-980

  Rome, Sophie ^a,b   Fernandez, Maria P ^b   Brunel, Brigitte ^a,c   Normand, Philippe ^b   Cleyet Marel, Jean Claude ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b University of Lyon   (France)

^c U Form et de Rech de Viticulture Ecl Natl Sup Agronomique   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RNA 16S;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOBIACEAE; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SYMBIOSIS; TAXONOMY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO POLYMORPHA; RHIZOBIACEAE; SINORHIZOBIUM FREDII; SINORHIZOBIUM MEDICAE; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; SINORHIZOBIUM SAHELI; SINORHIZOBIUM TERANGAE;

EID: 0029799966     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-46-4-972     Document Type: Article

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