A hierarchical analysis of population genetic structure in Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 177-186

  Hagen, M J ^a   Hamrick, J L ^b  

^a HORTICULTURAL CROPS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allozyme electrophoresis; Founder effect; Genetic structure; Linkage disequilibrium; Rhizobium leguminosarum; Selection

Indexed keywords

RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM BV. TRIFOLII; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; ENZYMOLOGY; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEGUME; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROBIOLOGY; POPULATION GENETICS; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; SYMBIOSIS;

ALLELES; ECOSYSTEM; FABACEAE; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; SYMBIOSIS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0030119568     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.1996.tb00305.x     Document Type: Article

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