Influence of the symbiotic plasmid (pSym) on cellulase production by Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii ANU843

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 131-133

  Jiménez Zurdo, Josè I ^a   Mateos, Pedro F ^a   Dazzo, Frank B ^b   Martinez Molina E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b Michigan State University ^*  (United States)

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EID: 0030020294     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0038-0717(95)00130-1     Document Type: Article

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