Genetic diversity among Bradyrhizobium isolates that effectively nodulate peanut (Arachis hypogaea)

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1121-1130

  Urtz, Bruce E ^a,b   Elkan, Gerald H ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; Bradyrhizobium; nif; peanut; restriction fragment length polymorphism

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODIVERSITY; BRADYRHIZOBIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; PEANUT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRADYRHIZOBIA; BRADYRHIZOBIUM; BRADYRHIZOBIUM ELKANII; BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM;

EID: 0029907002     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/m96-144     Document Type: Article

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