Typing of rhizobia by PCR DNA fingerprinting and PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of chromosomal and symbiotic gene regions: Application to Rhizobium leguminosarum and its different biovars

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2029-2036

  Laguerre, Gisèle ^a   Mavingui, Patrick ^a,b   Allard, Marie Reine ^a   Charnay, Marie Paule ^a,c   Louvrier, Philippe ^a   Mazurier, Sylvie Isabelle ^a   Rigottier Gois, Lionel ^a   Amarger, Noëlle ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS   (Mexico)

^c AGROPARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RHIZOBIUM ETLI; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM;

ARTICLE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; SYMBIOSIS;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 0029891660     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.6.2029-2036.1996     Document Type: Article

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