Enhancement of infection thread formation by Rhizobium etli incubated with bean seed lectin

Microbiological Research

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 243-246

  Brelles Mariño, Graciela ^a   Costa, Guillermo A ^a   Boiardi, José L ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS EXACTAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

bean lectin; infection threads; legume infection; Rhizobium

Indexed keywords

RHIZOBIUM ETLI;

EID: 0030006108     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0944-5013(96)80019-X     Document Type: Article

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