Glutamine synthetase II constitutes a novel taxonomic marker in Rhizobium etli and other Rhizobium species

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 485-491

  Taboada, Hermenegildo ^a   Encarnación, Sergio ^a   Del Carmen Vargas, María ^a   Mora, Yolanda ^a   Martínez Romero, Esperanza ^a   Mora, Jaime ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS   (Mexico)

^b Ctro Invest Fijacion Nitrogeno U   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE;

ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ISOELECTRIC POINT; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOBIUM;

PHASEOLUS VULGARIS;

EID: 0029914880     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-46-2-485     Document Type: Article

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